A Quick and Simple Dictionary

stew

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