Definitions
1.nounA cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
2.nounA heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
3.nounA brothel.
4.nounA prostitute.
5.nounA dish cooked by stewing.
6.nounA pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
7.nounAn artificial bed of oysters.
8.nounA state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion."to be in a stew"
9.verbTo cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering."I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole."
10.verbTo brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
11.verbTo suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
12.verbTo be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.