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stew

1. verb, informal To be afflicted by intense or stifling heat. The air conditioner broke right in the middle of the heat wave, so we've just been stewing in the house all week long.
2. verb, informal To be in a state of intense worry, anxiety, or agitation. He's been in his room stewing all evening. Whatever happened has really gotten to him, huh? Look, stewing about the problem isn't going to solve it. Let's start being a bit more proactive!
3. noun, informal A state of intense worry, anxiety, or agitation. Mom is in a stew because all our relatives suddenly decided to come visit us three days from now. Try not to get into a stew about the trip, all right? Everything will be fine.

stewed

slang Drunk. I'm past the point in my life where I want to spend every weekend at a bar getting stewed. Everyone was too stewed to drive home, so they all just slept over.
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stew

verb

stew

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.

stewed

verb
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