stew

To cook (food) by simmering or boiling slowly.

To undergo cooking by boiling slowly or simmering.

To suffer with oppressive heat or stuffy confinement; swelter.

To be in a state of anxiety or agitation. synonym: boil.

A dish cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat or fish and vegetables with stock.

A mixture likened to this dish.

Mental agitation.

A brothel.

Dust; a cloud of dust, smoke, or vapor.