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stew
1[ stoo, styoo ]
verb (used with object)
- to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
verb (used without object)
- to undergo cooking by simmering or slow boiling.
- Informal. to fret, worry, or fuss:
He stewed about his chaotic state of affairs all day.
- to feel uncomfortable due to a hot, humid, stuffy atmosphere, as in a closed room; swelter.
noun
- a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables.
- Informal. a state of agitation, uneasiness, or worry.
- a brothel; whorehouse.
- stews, a neighborhood occupied chiefly by brothels.
- Obsolete. a vessel for boiling or stewing.
stew
2[ stoo, styoo ]
noun
- a male or female flight attendant.
stew
1/ stjuː /
noun
- a dish of meat, fish, or other food, cooked by stewing
- ( as modifier )
stew pot
- informal.a difficult or worrying situation or a troubled state (esp in the phrase in a stew )
- a heterogeneous mixture
a stew of people of every race
- archaic.usually plural a brothel
- obsolete.a public room for hot steam baths
verb
- to cook or cause to cook by long slow simmering
- informal.intr to be troubled or agitated
- informal.intr to be oppressed with heat or crowding
- to cause (tea) to become bitter or (of tea) to become bitter through infusing for too long
- stew in one's own juiceto suffer unaided the consequences of one's actions
stew
2/ stjuː /
noun
- a fishpond or fishtank
- an artificial oyster bed
Other Words From
- stewa·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stew1
Origin of stew2
Word History and Origins
Origin of stew1
Origin of stew2
Idioms and Phrases
- stew in one's own juice, to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.
More idioms and phrases containing stew
In addition to the idiom beginning with stew , also see in a stew .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Ahead of Trump’s joint address last week, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi advised Democrats to let Trump “stew in his own juice” rather than vocally oppose him.
"He sort of stews in this online world," said Cathy Young, a writer for the conservative, anti-Trump media outlet The Bulwark.
Professionally, though he has been stewing over more recent events.
Adults are about two feet long and weigh some 15 to 20 pounds, with plenty of meat for a gumbo or stew.
“It’s quite a distinctively Asian flavor and a popular alternative to herbs like rosemary and cilantro to grill, fry and stew meat,” says Wong.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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