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Definition of: stew
(st
, sty) v.t. & v.i.
1. To boil slowly and gently; seethe; keep or be at the simmering point.
2. Colloq. To worry.
—noun
1. Stewed food, especially a preparation of meat or fish cooked by stewing.
2. Colloq. Mental agitation; worry.
3. plural Archaic A brothel.
4. Obs. A room heated for bathing or drying purposes. [<OF estuver, prob. ult. <L ex-out + Gk. typhos steam, vapor]
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