Steam up meaning
Steam up is a phrasal verb that means to become coated with a thin film of condensed water vapour.
- Past simple
- steamed up
- Past participle
- steamed up
- -ing form
- steaming up
What steam up means
become covered in condensationB2
To become coated with a thin film of condensed water vapour
The bathroom mirror steamed up during the shower.
Similar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does steam up mean?
To become coated with a thin film of condensed water vapour.
What is the past tense of steam up?
Steamed up, which is also its past participle.
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