"double steam" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: double steams [present, singular, third-person], double steaming [participle, present], double steamed [participle, past], double steamed [past]
Etymology: Compare double boil. Etymology templates: {{m|en|double boil}} double boil Head templates: {{en-verb}} double steam (third-person singular simple present double steams, present participle double steaming, simple past and past participle double steamed)
  1. To cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine. Related terms: double steamer, double boil
    Sense id: en-double_steam-en-verb-R99X9BUe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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