steam up
Verb

steam up

  1. To become steamy.
  2. To become coated with condensation. To fog up.
    The bathroom mirror steamed up when he opened the shower door.
  3. To bring (a steam engine) up to working steam pressure.
    It takes about an hour to steam up the locomotive.



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