Stew(v. t.)
- To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples.
Stew(v. i.)
- To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture.
Stew(v. t.)
- A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes are furnished; a hothouse.
Stew(v. t.)
- A brothel; -- usually in the plural.