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stir 2, noun(dictionary)
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stir(1)(dictionary)
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stir-fry(dictionary)
stir-up(dictionary)
stir(3)(dictionary)
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stir 2, noun (oh)



2 n
[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: STIR1]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from Romany stariben, sturraben 'prison']
[C usually singular] a feeling of excitement or annoyance
create/cause a stir
::Plans for the motorway caused quite a stir among locals.
[C usually singular] an act of stirring something
:: Give that pan a stir , will you?
[U and C] AmE old-fashioned informal a prison