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steam

 
 
/stiːm/ noun [U]

Translation

the gas that water produces when you heat it
buhar, istim
1508
let off steam to get rid of your anger, excitement, etc by being noisy or using a lot of energy
söylenip içini boşaltmak; bağırıp çağırarak rahatlamak, boşalmak
1060569
run out of steam to not have enough energy to finish doing something
gücü tükenmek, bitirecek enerjiyi kendinde bulamamak; (argo) pili bitmek
570
(Definition of steam noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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