Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - stir
Stir
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1. v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid etc.) to mix the ingredients or constituents. 2 a tr. cause to move or be disturbed, esp. slightly (a breeze stirred the lake). b intr. be or begin to be in motion (not a creature was stirring). c refl. rouse (oneself), esp. from a lethargic state. 3 intr. rise from sleep (is still not stirring). 4 intr. (foll. by out of) leave; go out of (esp. one's house). 5 tr. arouse or inspire or excite (the emotions etc., or a person as regards these) (was stirred to anger; it stirred the imagination). --n. 1 an act of stirring (give it a good stir). 2 commotion or excitement; public attention (caused quite a stir). 3 the slightest movement (not a stir). Phrases and idioms not stir a finger make no effort to help. stir the blood inspire enthusiasm etc. stir in mix (an added ingredient) with a substance by stirring. stir one's stumps colloq. 1 begin to move. 2 become active. stir up 1 mix thoroughly by stirring. 2 incite (trouble etc.) (loved stirring things up). 3 stimulate, excite, arouse (stirred up their curiosity). Derivatives stirless adj. stirrer n. Etymology: OE styrian f. Gmc 2. n. sl. a prison (esp. in stir). Phrases and idioms stir-crazy deranged from long imprisonment. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.
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I. verb (~red; ~ring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styrian; akin to Old High German stōren to scatter Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of, to disturb the quiet of ; agitate, 2. to disturb the relative position of the particles or parts of especially by a continued circular movement , to mix by or as if by ~ring, be~, exert, to bring into notice or debate ; raise, 5. to rouse to activity ; evoke strong feelings in , to call forth (as a memory) ; evoke, provoke , intransitive verb 1. to make a slight movement , to begin to move (as in rousing), to shift to another location ; budge , to begin to be active , to be active or busy , to pass an implement through a substance with a circular movement, to be able to be ~red, ~rer noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a state of disturbance, agitation, or brisk activity, widespread notice and discussion ; impression , a slight movement, a ~ring movement, III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1851 prison ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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