Stew
- Proper noun. A diminutive of the male given name '''Stewart'''.
- Noun. (obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron. (defdate, 14th-17th c.) .
- Noun. (context, now) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
- Noun. (archaic) A brothel. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
- Noun. A dish cooked by stewing. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
- Noun. (Sussex) A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.
- Verb. (transitive) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
- Verb. (transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
- Verb. (intransitive, informal) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
- Verb. (intransitive, informal) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or consideration.
- Noun. A steward or stewardess on an airplane.
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