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Definition of Stew
1. Noun. Agitation resulting from active worry. "He's in a sweat about exams"
2. Verb. Be in a huff; be silent or sullen.
3. Noun. Food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables.
Generic synonyms: Dish
Specialized synonyms: Pottage, Bigos, Brunswick Stew, Burgoo, Olla Podrida, Spanish Burgoo, Irish Burgoo, Mulligan, Mulligan Stew, Chicken Purloo, Poilu, Purloo, Goulash, Gulyas, Hungarian Goulash, Hotchpotch, Hot Pot, Hotpot, Irish Stew, Oyster Stew, Lobster Stew, Lobscouse, Lobscuse, Scouse, Fish Stew, Fricassee, Beef Stew, Ragout, Ratatouille, Pot-au-feu, Slumgullion
Specialized synonyms: Pottage, Bigos, Brunswick Stew, Burgoo, Olla Podrida, Spanish Burgoo, Irish Burgoo, Mulligan, Mulligan Stew, Chicken Purloo, Poilu, Purloo, Goulash, Gulyas, Hungarian Goulash, Hotchpotch, Hot Pot, Hotpot, Irish Stew, Oyster Stew, Lobster Stew, Lobscouse, Lobscuse, Scouse, Fish Stew, Fricassee, Beef Stew, Ragout, Ratatouille, Pot-au-feu, Slumgullion
4. Verb. Bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings.
5. Verb. Cook slowly and for a long time in liquid. "The chefs stew the vegetables"; "Stew the vegetables in wine"
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Cook
Specialized synonyms: Jug
Derivative terms: Stewing
Generic synonyms: Cook
Specialized synonyms: Jug
Derivative terms: Stewing
Definition of Stew
1. n. A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium.
2. 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.
3. v. i. To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture.
4. n. A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes are furnished; a hothouse.
Definition of Stew
1. to cook by boiling slowly [v -ED, -ING, -S] : STEWABLE [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stew
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