STEW


Meaning of STEW in English

1. v. & n.

--v.

1. tr. & intr. cook by long simmering in a closed vessel with liquid.

2 intr. colloq. be oppressed by heat or humidity, esp. in a confined space.

3 intr. colloq. a suffer prolonged embarrassment, anxiety, etc. b (foll. by over) fret or be anxious.

4 tr. make (tea) bitter or strong with prolonged brewing.

5 tr. (as stewed adj.) colloq. drunk.

6 intr. (often foll. by over) colloq. study hard.

--n.

1. a dish of stewed meat etc.

2 colloq. an agitated or angry state (be in a stew).

3 archaic a a hot bath. b (in pl.) a brothel.

Phrases and idioms:

stew in one's own juice be left to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.

Etymology: ME f. OF estuve, estuver prob. ult. f. EX-(1) + Gk tuphos smoke, steam 2. n. Brit.

1. an artificial oyster-bed.

2 a pond or large tank for keeping fish for eating.

Etymology: ME f. F estui f. estoier confine ult. f. L studium: see STUDY

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.