| stir | |
| 1. v. To incite to action | |
| 2. v. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate. | |
| She stirred the pudding with a spoon. | |
| 3. v. To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it. | |
| Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn? | |
| 4. v. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot. | |
| 5. v. (transitive, dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To move; to change one’s position. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To become the object of notice; to be on foot. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive, poetic) To rise, or be up and about, in the morning. | |
| 10. v. seemoreCites | |
| 11. n. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements. | |
| 12. n. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar. | |
| 13. n. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions. | |
| 14. n. (slang) Jail; prison. | |
| He's going to spendin' maybe ten years in stir. | |
