stew - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stew' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stew

[ n.]

- A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium.
- An artificial bed of oysters.

2 . Stew

[ v. i.]

- To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture.

3 . Stew

[ v. t.]

- To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples.
- A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes are furnished; a hothouse.
- A brothel; -- usually in the plural.
- A prostitute.
- A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons.
- A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry; confusion; as, to be in a stew.

Meaning of 'stew' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stew

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- agitation resulting from active worry

Example in sentence:

don't get in a stew;
he's in a sweat about exams

2 . stew

[ v]

Meaning (2):
- cook slowly and for a long time in liquid

Example in sentence:

Stew the vegetables in wine

Nearby Words:

stead steadfast steadfastly steadfastness steadied steadily steadiness steading steady steadying

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