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stew1 definition

stew (sto̵̅o̅, styo̵̅o̅)

transitive verb

to cook by simmering or boiling slowly for a long time

Etymology: ME stuen < MFr estuver, to stew, bathe < VL *extufare < L ex, out + Gr typhos, steam, smoke < IE *dheubh- < base *dheu-, blow, be turbid > dull

intransitive verb

  1. to undergo cooking in this way
  2. to be oppressed with heat, crowded conditions, etc.
  3. to fret, fume, or worry; be vexed or troubled

noun

  1. Etymology: < obs. sense, a public room for hot baths

    brothel: usually used in pl.
  2. a dish, esp. a mixture of meat and vegetables, cooked by stewing
  3. a state of vexation or worry

Etymology: ME stewe < MFr estuve

stew Idioms

stew in one's own juice

to suffer from one's own actions
stew2 definition

stew (sto̵̅o̅, styo̵̅o̅)

noun

Slang stewardess

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stew Synonyms

stew

n.

ragout, goulash, Hungarian goulash, meat pie, cottage pie, steak-and-kidney pie, gallimaufry, olla-podrida, olla, olio, stroganoff, bouillabaisse, beef stew, Irish stew, slumgullion*, casserole*, mutton stew, lamb stew, veal stew, pot-au-feu (French), matelote; see also food, soup.


stew

v.

  1. To boil

    simmer, braise, fricassee; see boil 1, cook.

  2. To fret

    fume, fuss, chafe; see fume, worry 2. See syn. study at boil.


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stew Usage Examples

Object

  • steak: Our stewing steak ( sliced or diced ) can be used with this method.

Converse of object

  • cook: Cooking: Brown ground beef in the same pot you plan on cooking the stew in.

Adjective modifier

  • hearty: They've got a rotating menu, ranging from juicy oysters to a hearty white bean stew.

Modifies a noun

  • pond: The Great Pond on Epsom Common was the largest of the two stew ponds built by the monks in medieval times.

Noun used with modifier

  • venison: Sublime, the tender filet was correctly under cooked and tender as a baby, the venison stew was rich and magnificent.

Preposition: with

  • rice: Some good goat stew with rice along with the requisite Nile Specials for lunch at the small outdoor park restaurant.
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stew quotes

‚Ah s |¤ , ponerse a escribir otra vez, que¤   vomitivo! ‚Como si todo esto sirviera para algo, como si todo esto fuera a entrar en alguna cabezota, a entretener a alguno de los lectores babosos, ovillados en sus poltronas, frente al sopo¤ n  sopor|¤fero de cada d|¤a! Ah yes, going back to writing, how disgusting! As if all this had some purpose, as if all this would penetrate somethick skull, amusesome drivelling readercurledup in his armchair before the soporific stew of every day!

-Sappho   7c

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