Stir+up

  • 61stir — [OE] The etymological connotations of stir are of ‘agitation’ and ‘disturbance’; the notion of ‘mixing a liquid with circular movements of a spoon or other implement’ is a secondary development. The verb goes back to a prehistoric Germanic… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 62stir — n Prison. Stay away from Booger, man; he just got our of stir. 1960s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 63stir\ up — v 1. To bring (smth) into being, often by great exertion or activity; cause. It was a quiet afternoon, and John tried to stir up some excitement. Bob stirred up a fight between Tom and Bill. Compare: whip up(2) 2. To cause (someone) to act;… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 64stir — I. v. a. 1. Move. 2. Agitate, disturb. 3. Discuss, argue, moot, start, raise, agitate, bring into debate. 4. Instigate, incite, excite, rouse, arouse, awaken, prompt, stimulate, provoke, animate, goad, spur, stir up, set on. II. v. n. 1. Move,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 65stir — jūrų bangavimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Jūrų ar vandenynų paviršinio vandens sluoksnio svyravimas, atsirandantis dėl vėjo, Mėnulio ir saulės traukos jėgų, atmosferos slėgio svyravimo, žemės drebėjimų, dugno… …

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  • 66stir — [OE] The etymological connotations of stir are of ‘agitation’ and ‘disturbance’; the notion of ‘mixing a liquid with circular movements of a spoon or other implement’ is a secondary development. The verb goes back to a prehistoric Germanic… …

    Word origins

  • 67stir-up — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from stir up, v. : an act of stirring up or state of being stirred up : agitation, turmoil …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 68Stir frying — (爆 bào) in the wok Stir frying is an umbrella term used to describe two Chinese cooking techniques for preparing food in a wok: chǎo (炒) and bào (爆). The term stir fry was introduced into the English language by B …

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  • 69stir-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… …

    English dictionary

  • 70Stir Crazy (restaurant) — Stir Crazy is a restaurant chain serving Asian style stir fry food and other Asian dishes. Stir Crazy features a Market Bar or build your own stir fry menu, where the customer creates a custom stir fry dish from about 30 different vegetables,… …

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