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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stew \Stew\, v. i.
     To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat
     and moisture.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stew \Stew\, n. [OE. stue, stuwe, OF. estuve. See Stew, v. t.]
     1. A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes
        are furnished; a hothouse. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As burning [AE]tna from his boiling stew
              Doth belch out flames.                --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Lydians were inhibited by Cyrus to use any
              armor, and give themselves to baths and stews.
                                                    --Abp. Abbot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A brothel; -- usually in the plural. --Bacon. South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There be that hate harlots, and never were at the
              stews.                                --Aschman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Sir A. Weldon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry;
        confusion; as, to be in a stew. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stew \Stew\, n. [Cf. Stow.]
     1. A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a
        vivarium. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer. Evelyn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An artificial bed of oysters. [Local, U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stew \Stew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stewed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stewing.] [OE. stuven, OF. estuver, F. ['e]tuver, fr. OF.
     estuve, F. ['e]tuve, a sweating house, a room heated for a
     bath; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stove. See
     Stove, and cf. Stive to stew.]
     To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to
     seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire,
     without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew
     apples.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stew \Stew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stewed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stewing.] [OE. stuven, OF. estuver, F. ['e]tuver, fr. OF.
     estuve, F. ['e]tuve, a sweating house, a room heated for a
     bath; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stove. See
     Stove, and cf. Stive to stew.]
     To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to
     seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire,
     without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew
     apples.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stew \Stew\, v. i.
     To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat
     and moisture.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stew \Stew\, n. [OE. stue, stuwe, OF. estuve. See Stew, v. t.]
     1. A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes
        are furnished; a hothouse. [Obs.]
  
              As burning [AE]tna from his boiling stew Doth belch
              out flames.                           --Spenser.
  
              The Lydians were inhibited by Cyrus to use any
              armor, and give themselves to baths and stews.
                                                    --Abp. Abbot.
  
     2. A brothel; -- usually in the plural. --Bacon. South.
  
              There be that hate harlots, and never were at the
              stews.                                --Aschman.
  
     3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Sir A. Weldon.
  
     4. A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons.
  
     5. A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry;
        confusion; as, to be in a stew. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stew \Stew\, n. [Cf. Stow.]
     1. A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a
        vivarium. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer. Evelyn.
  
     2. An artificial bed of oysters. [Local, U.S.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  stew
       n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a
            stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, sweat,
             lather, swither]
       2: food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with
          vegetables
       v 1: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: grizzle, brood]
       2: bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings [syn: grudge]
       3: cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the
          vegetables in wine"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stew
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) μαγειρεύω (κάτι) στην κατσαρόλα σιγοβράζοντάς το
     2 βράζω (από τη ζέστη)
     3 βράζω (από ανησυχία, θυμό κλπ)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stew
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.  14th
  17th c.)
     2 (lb en now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a
  hot bath. (from 14th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by
  slowly boiling or simmering.
     2 (lb en transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour
  becomes too strong.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot
  conditions.
     4 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To be in a state of elevated
  anxiety or anger.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Stew
     n.
     (given name en male diminutive=Stewart)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  stew
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.  14th
  17th c.)
     2 (lb en now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a
  hot bath. (from 14th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by
  slowly boiling or simmering.
     2 (lb en transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour
  becomes too strong.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot
  conditions.
     4 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To be in a state of elevated
  anxiety or anger.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Stew
     n.
     (given name en male diminutive=Stewart)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  stew
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.  14th
  17th c.)
     2 (lb en now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a
  hot bath. (from 14th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by
  slowly boiling or simmering.
     2 (lb en transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour
  becomes too strong.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot
  conditions.
     4 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To be in a state of elevated
  anxiety or anger.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Stew
     n.
     (given name en male diminutive=Stewart)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  stew
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.  14th
  17th c.)
     2 (lb en now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a
  hot bath. (from 14th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by
  slowly boiling or simmering.
     2 (lb en transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour
  becomes too strong.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot
  conditions.
     4 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To be in a state of elevated
  anxiety or anger.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Stew
     n.
     (given name en male diminutive=Stewart)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stew
     Englanti n.
     1 kala-allas
     2 sumppu
     Englanti vb.
     1 hauduttaa hiljaisella tulella
     2 hautua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stew
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=mat språk=en) stuvning, gryta (maträtt)
     Engelska vb.
     1 låta småkoka, sjuda
     2 stuva
     3 försmäkta

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Stew /stjˈuː/
  الحساء

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  stew //stjuː// //stu// //stʃuː// //stʃʉː// 
  1. яхния, задушено
  dish
  2. вълнение
  exitement

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  stew //stjuː// //stu// //stʃuː// //stʃʉː// 
  1. запарвам
  to brew (tea)
  2. задушавам
  to cook (food)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  stew /stjˈuː/ 
  sádka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  stew /stjˈuː/
  sádka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  stew /stjˈuː/
  dusit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  stew /stjˈuː/
  podusit