stew

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stew definition


  1. n.
    a drinking bout. : These frequent stews must stop. You will ruin your health.
  2. n.
    a drunkard. : There are three stews sleeping in the alley.

  3. Go to stewed (up). :
  4. n.
    a stewardess or steward on an airplane. (Although officially replaced by flight attendat, this term and steward(ess) are still in use.) : My sister is a stew for a major airline.
  5. in.
    to fret. : I spent most of last night stewing about my job.
  6. n.
    a fretful state. : Don't work yourself into a stew.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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stew

In addition to the idiom beginning with stew, also see in a stew.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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