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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.
The meaning of STEW is a utensil used for boiling. How to use stew in a sentence.
Stew definition: to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.. See examples of STEW used in a sentence.
STEW meaning: 1. a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount…. Learn more.
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.
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.
