Meanings
verbpick up steam (third-person singular simple present picks up steam, present participle picking up steam, simple past and past participle picked up steam)
present singular third person picks up steam · participle present picking up steam · participle past picked up steam · past picked up steam
- Synonym of gather steam.
Synonyms: gather steam
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of gather steam.
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pick up steam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20steam
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“pick up steam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20steam. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick up steam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20steam.
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