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stew

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noun (1)

ˈstü How to pronounce stew (audio)
ˈstyü
1
obsolete : a utensil used for boiling
2
: a hot bath
3
a
b
: a district of brothels
usually used in plural
4
a
: fish or meat usually with vegetables prepared by stewing
b(1)
: a heterogeneous mixture
(2)
: a state of heat and congestion
5
: a state of excitement, worry, or confusion

stew

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verb

stewed; stewing; stews

transitive verb

: to boil slowly or with simmering heat

intransitive verb

1
: to become cooked by stewing
2
: to swelter especially from confinement in a hot or stuffy atmosphere
3
: to be in a state of suppressed agitation, worry, or resentment

stew

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noun (2)

Example Sentences

Verb The meat still needs to stew. a can of stewed tomatoes She's been stewing over what he said for days.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English stewe heated room for a steam bath, from Anglo-French estuve, from Vulgar Latin *extufa — more at stove

Noun (2)

short for stewardess

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stew was in the 13th century

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