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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.
Definition of stew noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
STEW definition: 1. a dish made of vegetables and meat cooked together slowly in liquid: 2. to cook food slowly in…. Learn more.
[transitive, intransitive] stew (something) to cook something slowly in liquid in a closed dish; (of food) to be cooked in this way stewed apples The meat needs to stew for two hours.
