stew1 /stū/ noun- A dish of food, esp meat with vegetables, cooked in water or a stock
- A troublesome situation (informal)
- A state of mental agitation (informal)
- An overheated or sweaty state (informal)
- A hot bath (old)
- A room for hot-air baths (old)
- A boiling pot (Spenser and Shakespeare)
- (usu in pl) a brothel, or prostitutes' quarter
- A prostitute (obsolete)
- Someone who studies hard, esp unintelligently (old slang)
transitive verb- To simmer or boil slowly with some moisture
- To over-infuse (eg tea)
- To keep in a swelter or narrow confinement
- To bathe in sweat
- To bathe in hot air or water
intransitive verb- To swelter, esp in a confined space
- To be cooked by stewing
- To be in a state of worry or agitation (informal)
- To study hard (old slang)
ORIGIN: OFr estuve (Fr étuve) stove; prob connected with stove1 stewed adjective - Cooked by stewing
- (of tea) over-infused
- Drunk (informal)
stewˈer noun stewˈing noun and adjective stewˈy adjective - Like a stew
- Sweltering
stewˈ-can noun (naval sl) A destroyer stewˈpan or stewˈpot noun A pan or pot used for stewing in a stew In a state of worry, agitation stew in one's own juice To be left to reap the consequences of one's own actions |