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| stew [ stoo ] |
noun (plural stews) |
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1. simmered dish: a dish of meat, fish, or vegetables, or a combination of them, that is cooked by slow simmering
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2. mixture: a widely assorted mixture
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3. brothel: a house of prostitution
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verb (past and past participle stewed, present participle stew·ing, 3rd person present singular stews) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb cook by simmering: to cook something by long slow simmering, or be cooked in this way
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2. intransitive verb be upset: to be deeply troubled or agitated
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3. intransitive verb be very hot: to swelter or become uncomfortably hot
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| [14th century. < Old French estuve "steam bath"] |
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in a stew agitated, anxious, or in a difficult situation (informal)
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