Steam
noun
- 1.
- (UNCOUNTABLE) (invisible gas into which water is changed by boiling used as motive, power, condensed water vapor, the power of steam under pressure, driving force, energy) ហុយផ្សែង, ចំហាយទឹកពុះ, ចំហាយទឹក (ដែលជាប់លើគ្របឆ្មាំងជាដើម), hot steam ចំហាយ
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) (UNCOUNTABLE) ចំហាយ
verb — past tense: steamed ; past participle: steamed ; present participle: steaming ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to give off steam, to move under power of steam. -blow off, let off, steam to give way to ones emotion) ព្រួសទឹក, ធ្វើអោយទៅជាចំហាយ, (water) steams ចេញចំហាយ, steam into the station បើកទៅមុខ (ដោយកម្លាំងចំហាយ)
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To apply steam. -steam bath a steam driven boat, driven by steam engines) steam rice ចំហុយ
Example: The steam of a kettle, Driven by steam, Steam pump, steam pipe, etc., the ship steamed away.steam off (a stamp) ប្រើចំហាយទឹក ដើម្បីនឹងបកយកចេញ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor.
- 2.
- The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so called in popular usage.
- 3.
- Any exhalation.
verb — past tense: steamed ; past participle: steamed ; present participle: steaming ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To emit steam or vapor.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To move or travel by the agency of steam.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc.
- 1.
- To exhale