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steam

 
 
/stiːm/ verb

Definition

COOK [T] to cook something using steam: steamed rice
PRODUCE STEAM [I] to produce steam: a steaming bowl of soup
(Definition of steam verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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