Synonyms for steam up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : steem |
| Phonetic Transcription : stim |
Top 10 synonyms for steam up Other synonyms for the word steam up
- acerbate
- activate
- actuate
- add fuel
- addle
- affront
- aggravate
- aggress
- anger
- animate
- annoy
- ask for it
- assail
- bait
- becloud
- bedim
- befuddle
- beset
- bestir
- bewilder
- blind
- blow up
- blow violently
- blur
- bluster
- boil
- boil over
- bother
- breathe fire
- bristle
- bug
- build a fire under
- burn
- burn up
- carry on
- chafe
- challenge
- charge
- cloud
- come at
- commove
- complain
- confuse
- craze
- cross
- darken
- daze
- deepen
- derange
- dim
- distract
- drive crazy
- drive insane
- drive out of mind
- drive to distraction
- drizzle
- drop
- dynamize
- eclipse
- egg on
- elate
- encourage
- energize
- enhance
- enliven
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- exhilarate
- fan
- fire
- fire up
- fly
- foment
- foster
- frenzy
- freshen
- fret
- fume
- gall
- galvanize
- get
- get going
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- get one going
- get one started
- get under skin
- go on
- goad
- grab
- grasp
- grate
- hack
- heat
- heat up
- heighten
- hint
- hook
- howl
- ignite
- impassion
- impel
- incense
- incite
- increase
- inflame
- infuriate
- initiate
- innervate
- innerve
- insinuate
- inspire
- instigate
- intensate
- intensify
- intoxicate
- ire
- irritate
- jazz
- jazz up
- juice
- key up
- kindle
- light
- lose one's temper
- madden
- magnify
- make blood boil
- make see red
- make sore
- make waves
- miff
- mist
- motivate
- mount
- move
- muddy
- mystify
- needle
- nettle
- notice
- obfuscate
- offend
- outrage
- pep up
- perk
- perplex
- persuade
- pester
- pique
- plan
- plot
- possess
- pour
- prod
- prompt
- provoke
- put out
- put up to
- puzzle
- quicken
- rabble-rouse
- rage
- rain
- raise
- raise hell
- rally
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- redouble
- renew
- rile
- rip
- rise
- roar
- roil
- rouse
- ruffle
- scheme
- scold
- see
- seethe
- send
- set in
- set on
- set up
- shatter
- sizzle
- sound off
- spark
- spirit
- spit
- spur
- squall
- stalk
- start
- startle
- steam up
- stew
- stimulate
- stir
- stir up
- stomp
- strike
- stupefy
- suggest
- support
- switch on
- T-off
- take by storm
- take on
- tear
- tempt
- thunder
- trigger
- turn on
- umbrage
- unbalance
- understand
- unhinge
- upset
- urge
- vex
- vitalize
- vivify
- wake
- wake up
- waken
- whet
- whip up
- work up
- worsen
- zip up
Définition of steam up
Origin :- Old English steam "vapor, fume," from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (cf. Dutch stoom), of unknown origin. Steam age first attested 1941. Steam heat as a method of temperature control recorded from 1904.
- As in inflame : verb anger, aggravate
- As in instigate : verb influence, provoke
- As in madden : verb make angry
- As in rouse : verb stimulate, excite
- As in stimulate : verb excite, provoke
- As in storm : verb attack, rush
- As in wake/waken : verb excite, stimulate
- As in enrage : verb make very upset
- As in fog : verb muddle, obscure
- As in anger : verb make someone mad; become mad
- I could get steam up mighty quick with that gas arrangement.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- I should infer from all I hear that he has got the steam up.
- Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens
- "We'll have steam up in an hour," he announced, glancing up at the funnel.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- I know what women are, even the easy-goin' kind, when they've got steam up.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Yes, sir; there are two with the steam up, the Rotterdam and the Hamburgh.
- Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
- Get together your party, steam up there, anchor in the harbor, and see the show.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- Do you generally leave your boat with steam up without an engineer?
- Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic
- He has orders to hold three trains, steam up, night and day.
- Extract from : « Special Messenger » by Robert W. Chambers
- "Captain Blastblow had steam up in the morning, as directed," continued Washburn.
- Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
- The vessels had steam up, and seemed to be ready for action at any moment.
- Extract from : « Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, » by George Alfred Townsend
Antonyms for steam up
- aid
- alleviate
- appease
- assist
- be happy
- block
- bore
- brighten
- calm
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- comfort
- compose
- conclude
- cool
- dampen
- decline
- decrease
- delay
- delight
- depress
- deter
- discourage
- disenchant
- dishearten
- dissuade
- downpour
- drop
- dull
- enlighten
- explain
- explicate
- extinguish
- fall
- finish
- fix
- forbear
- gladden
- halt
- help
- ignore
- lessen
- let go
- lighten
- lose
- lower
- lull
- make happy
- mollify
- nap
- neglect
- pacify
- placate
- please
- praise
- prevent
- put out
- quench
- quiet
- regress
- release
- repress
- sew
- sleep
- slow
- slump
- soften
- soothe
- stop
- suppress
- tire
- tranquilize
- uncloud
- weaken
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