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- Dictionarystew/stjuː/
noun
- 1. a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan: "lamb stew"
- 2. a state of great anxiety or agitation: informal "she's in a right old stew"
verb
- 1. (with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan: "beef stewed in wine" Similar
- 2. remain in a heated or stifling atmosphere: informal "sweaty clothes left to stew in a plastic bag" Similar
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STEW definition: 1. a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount…. Learn more.
1. obsolete : a utensil used for boiling. 2. : a hot bath. 3. a. : brothel. b. : a district of brothels usually used in plural. 4. a. : fish or meat usually with vegetables prepared by stewing. b (1) : a heterogeneous mixture. (2) : a state of heat and congestion. 5. : a state of excitement, worry, or confusion. stew.
A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients can include any combination of vegetables and may include meat, especially tougher meats suitable for slow-cooking, such as beef, pork, venison, rabbit, lamb, poultry, sausages, and seafood.
noun. a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables. Synonyms: ragout, casserole. 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 ]
To stew is to slowly cook food, which results in a soup-like food called a stew. To stew also means to brood angrily. If you cook something slowly, like beef or vegetables, you stew it.
STEW meaning: 1. a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount…. Learn more.
n. 1. a. A dish cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat or fish and vegetables with stock. b. A mixture likened to this dish. 2. Informal Mental agitation: in a stew over the lost keys. 3. often stews Archaic A brothel.
A stew is a meal made by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature.
Stew Definition. To cook by simmering or boiling slowly for a long time. To undergo cooking in this way. To fret, fume, or worry; be vexed or troubled. To be in a state of anxiety or agitation. Brothel. A dish, esp. a mixture of meat and vegetables, cooked by stewing. A mixture likened to this dish. Mental agitation.
STEW definition: 1. a dish made of vegetables and meat cooked together slowly in liquid: 2. to cook food slowly in…. Learn more.
