stir up hopes

  • 1stir — stir1 [ stɜr ] verb ** ▸ 1 mix liquid/food ▸ 2 make someone feel/think something ▸ 3 move slightly ▸ 4 move something burning around ▸ 5 say something to cause trouble ▸ 1 mix food/drink/substance ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to… …

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  • 2stir — I UK [stɜː(r)] / US [stɜr] verb Word forms stir : present tense I/you/we/they stir he/she/it stirs present participle stirring past tense stirred past participle stirred ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move food around in a dish or pan using a …

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  • 6hope — I n. 1) to arouse, inspire, stir up hope 2) to raise smb. s hopes 3) to express, voice a hope 4) to cherish, entertain, nurse a hope 5) to pin, place, put one s hopes on 6) to dash, deflate, dispel; thwart smb. s hopes 7) to abandon, give up hope …

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