English noun: stew | |||
1. | stew (state) agitation resulting from active worry | ||
Samples | Don't get in a stew. He's in a sweat about exams. | ||
Synonyms | fret, lather, sweat, swither | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agitation | ||
2. | stew (food) food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beef stew, bigos, Brunswick stew, burgoo, chicken purloo, fish stew, fricassee, goulash, gulyas, hot pot, hotchpotch, hotpot, Hungarian goulash, Irish burgoo, Irish stew, lobscouse, lobscuse, lobster stew, mulligan, mulligan stew, olla podrida, oyster stew, poilu, pot-au-feu, pottage, purloo, ragout, ratatouille, scouse, slumgullion, Spanish burgoo | ||
English verb: stew | |||
1. | stew (emotion) be in a huff; be silent or sullen | ||
Synonyms | brood, grizzle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brood, pout, sulk | ||
2. | stew (emotion) bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings | ||
Synonyms | grudge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | resent | ||
3. | stew (change) cook slowly and for a long time in liquid | ||
Samples | Stew the vegetables in wine. | ||
Examples | The chefs stew the vegetables | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cook | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | jug | ||
Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||