Stew
/stʃʉː/
noun
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
A brothel.
verb
To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
“I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.”
To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
Synonyms: brood, fret, sweat, worry, bake, boil, sweat, swelter