n.
1.the act of continuing an activity without interruption
2.a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
3.a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
4.the consequence of being lengthened in duration
Idiom of the Day
under one's own steam
by one`s own efforts, without help
The man was able to go home under his own steam even though he was feeling very sick.