Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,017,659,435 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

stir
(redirected from stirred out)

   Also found in: Idioms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
stir 1  (stûr)
v. stirred, stir·ring, stirs
v.tr.
1.
a. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.
b. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.
c. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.
2. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.
3. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.
4.
a. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.
b. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.
5. To excite strong feelings in.
v.intr.
1. To change position slightly: The dog stirred in its sleep.
2.
a. To move about actively; bestir oneself.
b. To move away from a customary or usual place or position: instructed the guards not to stir from their posts.
3. To take place; happen.
4. To be capable of being stirred: a mixture that stirs easily.
5. To be roused or affected by strong feelings: "His wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead" Charles Dickens.
n.
1. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement.
2. A slight movement.
3. A disturbance or commotion.
4. An excited reaction; a ferment.

[Middle English stiren, from Old English styrian, to excite, agitate.]

stirrer n.

stir 1
Verb
[stirring, stirred]
1. to mix up (a liquid) by moving a spoon or stick around in it
2. to move slightly
3. stir from to depart (from one's usual or preferred place)
4. to get up after sleeping
5. to excite or move (someone) emotionally
6. to move (oneself) quickly or vigorously; exert (oneself)
7. to wake up: to stir someone from sleep
Noun
1. a stirring
2. a strong reaction, usually of excitement: she created a stir wherever she went
See also stir up [Old English styrian]

stir 2
Noun
Chiefly US slang prison: in stir [Romany stariben prison]

Stir a collection of solid bodies or particles, especially burning coals.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stirstir - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
2.stir - emotional agitation and excitement
agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm
electricity - keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"
sensation - a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
3.stir - a rapid active commotion
ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance
Verb1.stir - move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
churn - stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
paddle - stir with a paddle
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
2.stir - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
3.stir - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
jack off, jerk off, she-bop, wank, masturbate, fuck off - get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
masturbate - stimulate sexually; "The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute"
sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"
horripilate - cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"
work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
fellate, go down on, suck, blow - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
whet, quicken - make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel - fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
4.stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"
sex, wind up, excite, turn on, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"
agitate, foment, stir up - try to stir up public opinion
5.stirstir - affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
get - evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"
fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
6.stir - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
7.stir - to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
8.stir - mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
work - move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"

stir
verb 1. mix, beat, agitate
verb 2. move, change position
verb 3. get moving, move, get a move on (informal) hasten, budge, make an effort, be up and about (informal) look lively (informal) shake a leg (informal) exert yourself, bestir yourself
Translations

stir [stəːʳ] n (fig) (= agitation); conmoción f
vt [+ tea etc] → remover [+ fire]; atizar (= move); agitar;
(fig) [+ emotions]; conmover
vimoverse;
to give sth a stir → remover algo;
to cause a stir → causar conmoción or sensación
stir up vtexcitar [+ trouble]; fomentar
stir [stəːʳ] nagitation f, sensation f
vtremuer
viremuer, bouger;
to give sth a stir → remuer qch;
to cause a stir → faire sensation
stir up vtexciter [+ trouble]; fomenter, provoquer
stir [stəːʳ] n (fig) → Aufsehen nt
vtumrühren (fig) (emotions) → aufwühlen: (person) → bewegen
visich bewegen;
to give sth a stir → etw umrühren;
to cause a stir → Aufsehen erregen
stir up stir vt to stir up trouble → Unruhe stiften;
to stir things up → stänkern
stir [stəːʳ] nagitazione f; clamore m
vtrimescolare (= move); smuovere, agitare
vimuoversi;
to give sth a stir → mescolare qc;
to cause a stir → fare scalpore
stir up vtprovocare, suscitare

stir
v stir [stəː]
1 to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.roerيُحَرِّك، يَمْزِجразбърквамumíchatrørerührenανακατεύωremover, revolversegamaمخلوط كردنsekoittaabrasserלִבחוֹשहिलाना-डुलानाmiješati(meg)kevermengadukhrærarimescolareかき回す...을 휘젓다, 뒤섞다(iš)maišyti[]maisīt; apmaisītkacauroerenrøremieszaćmexera amestecaразмешиватьmiešaťmešatimešatiröra, vispaคนให้เข้ากันkarıştırmak攪動розмішувати; збовтуватиچمچ سے حل کرناkhuấy, quấy
2 to move, either slightly or vigorously The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on – stir yourselves!roer, beweegيُحَرِّكраздвижвамcuchat; převracet se; hýbat seruske op i; bevæge(sich) bewegenανακατώνω, κουνιέμαιmoverse, agitarseliigutamaتكان خوردنliikuttaa, liikahdellaremuerלָזוּזहिलाना, चलानाpokretati(meg)mozdít; (meg)mozdulmenggerakkanbæramuovere, muoversi, agitare, agitarsi動かす움직이다; 분발시키다judinti, krutinti, judėti, krutėtikustināt; kustētiesgerakbewegen( til å) bevege seg, røre () segruszać (się)agitar(-se)a mişca; a agitaшевелить(ся)postrapatiť; prevracať sa; hýbať sapremakniti (se)mrdatirufsa om, röra på sigทำให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนที่เล็กน้อยkımılda(t)mak使動ворушити(ся); рухати(ся)ہلانا یا حرکت دیناlàm lay động, chuyển động使
3 to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings) He was stirred by her story.raakيُثيرвълнувамdojmoutbevægeaufwühlenξεσηκώνω, εξάπτωconmover, provocar, excitar(tundeid) liigutamaبه هيجان آوردنliikuttaaremuerלְעוֹרֵרउत्तेजित करनाizazvati, dirnutifelkavarmenyentuh perasaanhræra, snertascuotere感動させる...을 흥분시키다, 감동시키다sujaudinti, sukeltiaizkustināt; saviļņotsentuhrakenrøre, vekke, sette fantasien i svingporuszyć, wzruszyćcomovera frământaвзволноватьdojaťganitiuznemiritigripa, göra berördกระตุ้นduygulanmak激動хвилювати, збуджуватиہیجان بپا کرناkích thích, kích động
n
a fuss or disturbance The news caused a stir.sensasieضَجَّه، إهْتِياج، إثارَهраздвижванеrozruchrøredie Aufregungταραχή, σάλοςagitación, conmociónärevusهيجانhälyagitationהִתרַגשוּתसनसनीstrka, komešanjekavarodáskeributanuppnám, fjaðrafokagitazione騒ぎ소동, 혼란sąmyšissatraukums; nemierskekacauandrukterøre, opprørzamieszanieagitaçãoagitaţieволнениеrozruchvznemirjenjekomešanjeväsen, uppståndelseความตื่นเต้น; ความชุลมุนวุ่นวายkargaşa, karışıklık騷動метушня; переполохافراتفریsự xôn xao
adj ˈstirring
exciting or moving a stirring tale.roerendمُثيرвълнуващvzrušujícírørendeaufwühlendσυναρπαστικόςemocionante, conmovedorerutav, põnevهيجان انگيزjännittäväpassionnantמַלהִיבउत्तेजक, क्रियाशीलuzbudljiv, uskomešanizgató, izgalmasmenarikáhrifamikilleccitante; commovente心を動かす자극하는, 감동시키는jaudinantisaizraujošs; saviļņojošsmenarikopwekkendspennende; gripende, rørendepobudzający, poruszającyexcitantepasi­onantволнующийvzrušujúcivznemirljivuzbudljivrörande, gripandeซึ่งปลุกเร้าheyecan verici激動人心的зворушливийولولہ انگیزkích thích, kích động
v ˈstir-fry
to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring stir-fried vegetables.roerbraaiيَقْلي ويُحَرِّكзапържвамrychle osmažit za stálého míchánílynstegefritierenτσιγαρίζω, σοτάρωsofreírvokkimaجوشاندنfaire revenirמוּקפָּץचलाते हुए भुननाlagano pržiti uz stalno miješanjeolajban süt (keverve)menumis (menggoreng sebentar sambil mengaduk)(saltare in olio bollente)すばやく炒める음식물을 휘저으며 재빨리 볶다pakepinti riebaluosecept apmaisotmenggoreng sambil mengacauroerbakkenrørestekepodsmażyćобжаривать при помешиванииopražiťcvreti z mešanjempropržitiwokaผัดyağda karıştırarak hafif kızartmak用旺火炒швидко смажити, помішуючиگرم تیل میں تلناxào
stir up
to cause (trouble etc) He was trying to stir up trouble at the factory.moeilikheid maakيُثير الشَّغَب، يُحَرِّضпредизвиквамvyvolatpiske opentfachenπροκαλώdespertar, provocar, excitar, fomentarõhutamaفتنه بر پا كردنlietsoafaire de l'agitationלְעוֹרֵרबखेड़ा खड़ा करनाprodrmati, probuditifelkavarmenimbulkankoma af stað, stofna tilfomentare引き起こす...을 선동하다, ...을 일으키다sukelti, sukurstytiizraisīt; saceltmenyebabkanopstokenhisse opp, egge til opprørwywoływać, wzniecaćprovocara da naştere laвносить разладvyvolaťizzvatiizazvatiställa till, sätta i gångทำให้เกิดปัญหาneden olmak煽動роздуватиجوش میں آناgây ra煽动

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.