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    stew
    /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 braisecasserolefricasseesimmer
    • 2. remain in a heated or stifling atmosphere: informal "sweaty clothes left to stew in a plastic bag" Similar swelterbe very hotperspiresweat

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