Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - stew

~1 n 1 a cooked dish, made of meat and vegetables that are cooked slowly together in liquid  (beef stew) 2 in a stew informal to be confused or anxious, especially because you are in a difficult situation  (You're in a real stew about this interview, aren't you?) ~2 v 1 to cook something slowly in liquid  (stewed apples) 2 stew (in your own juice) informal to worry because of something bad that has happened or a mistake you have made