STEW


Meaning of STEW in English

stew 1

— stewable , adj.

/stooh, styooh/ , v.t.

1. to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.

v.i.

2. to undergo cooking by simmering or slow boiling.

3. Informal. to fret, worry, or fuss: He stewed about his chaotic state of affairs all day.

4. to feel uncomfortable due to a hot, humid, stuffy atmosphere, as in a closed room; swelter.

5. stew in one's own juice , to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.

n.

6. a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, esp. a mixture of meat and vegetables.

7. Informal. a state of agitation, uneasiness, or worry.

8. a brothel; whorehouse.

9. stews , a neighborhood occupied chiefly by brothels.

10. Obs. a vessel for boiling or stewing.

[ 1350-1400; ME stewen, stuwen to take a sweat bath estuver, v. deriv. of estuve sweat room of a bath; see STOVE 1 ]

Syn. 1. See boil 1 . 6. ragout.

stew 2

/stooh, styooh/ , n. Slang.

1. steward;

2. stewardess.

[ by shortening ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .