stew (stews plural & 3rd person present) (stewing present participle) (stewed past tense & past participle )
1 n-var A stew is a meal which you make by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature.
She served him a bowl of beef stew..., They made a stew.
2 verb When you stew meat, vegetables, or fruit, you cook them slowly in liquid in a closed dish. Stew the apple and blackberries to make a thick pulp. V n
stew meat
Stew meat is the same as stewing steak.
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