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  • stir — stir1 [stʉr] vt. stirred, stirring [ME stirien < OE styrian: see STORM] 1. to move, shake, agitate, etc., esp. slightly 2. to change the position of slightly; displace [to stir a log] 3. to rouse from sleep, lethargy, indifference, etc …   English World dictionary

  • stir — [[t]stɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ stirs, stirring, stirred 1) VERB If you stir a liquid or other substance, you move it around or mix it in a container using something such as a spoon. [V n] Stir the soup for a few seconds... [V n into n] There was Mrs… …   English dictionary

  • stir — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stir — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. move, budge, circulate; agitate, incite, arouse; animate, stimulate, provoke. See agitation, motion, excitement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agitation, tumult, bustle; see excitement . v. 1. [To… …   English dictionary for students

  • stir into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stir into : present tense I/you/we/they stir into he/she/it stirs into present participle stirring into past tense stirred into past participle stirred into 1) stir something into something to mix something… …   English dictionary

  • stir — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 action of stirring ADJECTIVE ▪ good (esp. BrE) VERB + STIR ▪ give sth ▪ Give the mixture a good stir. 2 general excitement or shock ADJECTIVE …   Collocations dictionary

  • action — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Performance Nouns 1. (act of doing) action, performance, operation, execution, enactment, production; process, procedure, proceeding, transaction; behavior, conduct; work, exertion. See activity. 2.… …   English dictionary for students

  • action —   Hana.    ♦ Joint action, huki like ana, olowalu.    ♦ To get into action, hiu, a ako.    ♦ To stir up to action, ho oulu, lale, ho olale.   See saying, crab …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • stir up — 1. Incite, instigate, animate, put in action, excite, quicken, awaken, move, rouse, provoke, stimulate. 2. Disturb. 3. Begin, put into action. 4. Quicken, enliven …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • stir — vb Stir, rouse, arouse, awaken, waken, rally can all mean to cause to shift from quiescence or torpor into activity. Stir, often followed by up, usually presupposes excitement to activity by something which disturbs or agitates and so brings to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Stir — Stir, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stirring}.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian; probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st[ o]ren, OHG. st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.] 1. To change the place of in any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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