stir
1. stir \'st*r\ vb or stirred; or stir.ring [ME stiren, fr. OE styrian;
akin to MHG stu:rn to incite] 1a: to cause an esp. slight movement or
change of position of 1b: to disturb the quiet of : AGITATE 2a: to
disturb the relative position of the particles or parts of esp. by a
continued cirular movement 2b: to mix by or as if by stirring 3: BESTIR,
EXERT 4: to bring into notice or debate : RAISE 5a: INCITE 5b: QUICKEN
5c: to call forth (as a memory) : EVOKE 5d: PROVOKE 1a: to make a slight
movement 1b: to begin to move (as in rousing) 2: to begin to be active
3: to be active or busy 4: to pass an implement through a substance with a
circular movement 5: to be able to be stirred - stir.rer n
2. stir n 1a: a state of disturbance, agitation, or activity 1b:
widespread notice and discussion : IMPRESSION 2: a slight movement 3: a
stirring movement MADO mean excitement or agitation accompanying an action
or event. STIR suggests brisk and restless movement of a crowd; BUSTLE
implies a noisy, obtrusive, often self-important activity; FLURRY suggests
nervous agitation and undue haste; POTHER and FUSS imply fidgety, needless
activity; ADO suggests fussy activity and waste of energy SYN syn STIR,
BUSTLE, FLURRY, POTHER, FUSS,
3. stir n [origin unknown] slang : PRISON