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stew

/stjuː/noun

उच्चारण स्ट्यू

स्टू

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C, U]

    a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a container that has a lid

    स्टू

    • vegetable stew
    • We had a thick vegetable stew with rice.
    • The chicken stew was served hot with bread.
    + 1 more example
    • The smell of stew filled the kitchen.

    Synonyms casserole curry hotpot

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to cook something slowly in liquid; to think or worry about something

    धीमी आँच पर पकाना

    • Let him stew.
    • Stew the apples gently until they are soft.
    • He stewed in his room, angry about the result.
    + 1 more example
    • Leave the meat to stew for an hour.

    Synonyms simmer brood fret

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

casserole curry hotpot simmer brood fret

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

In a stew (worried and upset), let sb stew in their own juice (leave somebody to worry about a problem they caused).

Idioms: in a stew (चिंतित और परेशान), let sb stew in their own juice (किसी को अपनी बनाई परेशानी में छोड़ देना)।