stew
/stʃʉː/
Dictionary
noun
- A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
- A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
- A brothel.
- A prostitute.
- A dish cooked by stewing.
- A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
- An artificial bed of oysters.
- A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
"to be in a stew"
verb
- To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
"I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole."
- To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
- To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
- To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
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