stir (verb)
1stir up — verb 1. try to stir up public opinion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑agitate, ↑foment • Derivationally related forms: ↑fomentation (for: ↑foment), ↑fomenter ( …
2stir-fry — stir fries, stir frying, stir fried 1) VERB If you stir fry vegetables, meat, or fish, you cook small pieces of them quickly by stirring them in a small quantity of very hot oil. This method is often used in Chinese cookery. [V n] Stir fry the… …
3stir fry — verb fry very quickly over high heat stir fry the vegetables in a wok • Topics: ↑cooking, ↑cookery, ↑preparation • Hypernyms: ↑fry • Verb Frames: Somethin …
4stir in — ˌstir ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stir in he/she/it stirs in past tense stirred in past participle …
5stir-fry — stir ,fry verb transitive to cook food quickly by moving it around in hot oil: stir fried vegetables ╾ stir ,fry noun count …
6stir — Ⅰ. stir [1] ► VERB (stirred, stirring) 1) move an implement round and round in (a liquid or other substance) to mix it thoroughly. 2) move slightly or begin to be active. 3) wake or rise from sleep. 4) (often stir up …
7stir — (v.) O.E. styrian, from P.Gmc. *sturjanan (Cf. M.Du. stoeren, Du. storen to disturb, O.H.G. storan to scatter, destroy, Ger. stören to disturb ), probably from the root of STORM (Cf. storm) (q.v.). The noun sense of commotion, disturbance, tumult …
8stir-fry — verb fry rapidly over a high heat while stirring briskly. noun a stir fried dish. Derivatives stir fried adjective …
9stir-fry — verb (T) to cook something by mixing it in hot oil for a short time: stir fried vegetables stir fry noun (C) …
10stir up — verb a) arouse or excite passion or action. What one man can do himself directly is but little. If however he can stir up ten others to take up the task he has accomplished much b) mix ingredients. All those wretched quarrels, in his humble… …