What is the meaning of Stew?

A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.

A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.

A brothel.

A prostitute.

A dish cooked by stewing.

A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.

An artificial bed of oysters.

A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.

To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.

To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.

To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.

To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.

A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.

Source: wiktionary.org