stew
/stju:/
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Definition
Noun:
- A dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked slowly in liquid: A method of cooking where food is simmered in a closed pot with a small amount of liquid.
- A state of agitation, worry, or anxiety: A state of mental unease or nervous excitement.
Verb:
- To cook food slowly in liquid in a closed dish: The process of simmering food gently over low heat.
- To be in a state of suppressed agitation, worry, or resentment: To fret, worry, or remain sullenly silent about something.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- She prepared a delicious beef stew with carrots and potatoes.
- He's in a real stew about the upcoming job interview.
Verb:
- You should stew the chicken for at least two hours until it's tender.
- Don't just stew about the problem; let's talk about it.
Advanced Usage
- "to stew in one's own juice": To suffer the consequences of one's own actions without help or interference from others.
- After he ignored all the warnings, we decided to let him stew in his own juice.
Variants and Related Words
Stewed (adj):
- (Of food) Cooked by stewing. Stewed apples are a simple dessert.
- (Informal) Intoxicated by alcohol. He got completely stewed at the party.
Stewing (n): The process or method of cooking food by stewing. Slow stewing brings out the flavors.
Synonyms
- Noun (dish): Casserole, ragout, hotpot.
- Noun (state): Fluster, fret, dither, state.
- Verb (cook): Simmer, braise, casserole.
- Verb (worry): Fret, brood, agonize, seethe.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Stew over: To think or worry about something continuously and unproductively.
- He spent the whole weekend stewing over the critical feedback.
Related Idioms
- In a stew: In a state of agitation or worry.
- She was in a stew all morning waiting for the test results.
Noun
- food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
- agitation resulting from active worry
- don't get in a stew
- he's in a sweat about exams
Verb
- cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
- Stew the vegetables in wine
- bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
- be in a huff; be silent or sullen