stir

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. 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.
2. v. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.
3. v. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.
4. v. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.
5. v. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.
6. v. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.
7. v. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.
8. v. To excite strong feelings in.
9. v. To change position slightly: The dog stirred in its sleep.
10. v. To move about actively; bestir oneself.
11. v. To move away from a customary or usual place or position: instructed the guards not to stir from their posts.
12. v. To take place; happen.
13. v. To be capable of being stirred: a mixture that stirs easily.
14. v. To be roused or affected by strong feelings: "His wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead” ( Charles Dickens).
15. n. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement.
16. n. A slight movement.
17. n. A disturbance or commotion.
18. n. An excited reaction; a ferment.
19. n. Slang Prison.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To move; change the position or situation of: as, to stir hand or foot.
2. To set in motion; agitate; disturb.
3. To move briskly; bestir.
4. To cause the particles or parts of to change place in relation to each other by agitating with the hand or an implement: as, to stir the fire with a poker; to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
5. To brandish; flourish.
6. To bring into notice or discussion; agitate; debate; moot.
7. To rouse, as from sleep or inaction; awaken.
8. To move; excite; rouse.
9. To incite; instigate; set on.
10. To excite; provoke; foment; bring about: as, to stir up a mutiny; to stir up contention.
11. To rouse to action; stimulate; quicken: as, to stir up the mind.
12. To pass from rest or inaction to motion or action; move; budge: as, they dare not stir; to stir abroad.
13. To be in motion; be in a state of activity; be on the move or go; be active: as, to be continually stirring.
14. To be in circulation; be current; be on foot.
15. To use an instrument or the hand for making a disturbing or agitating motion, as in a liquid.
16. To be roused; be excited; disturb or agitate one's self.
17. n. Movement; action.
18. n. A state of motion, activity, briskness, bustle, or the like; the confusion and tumult of many persons in action.
19. n. Commotion; excitement; tumult: as, his appearance on the scene created quite a stir.
20. n. Motion; impulse; emotion; feeling.
21. n. A poke; a jog.
22. n. A house of correction; a lockup; a prison.
23. n. Sir.

Wiktionary

1. v. transitive, dated To change the place of in any manner; to move.
2. v. transitive To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
3. v. transitive To agitate the content of (a container) by passing something through it.
4. v. transitive To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
5. v. transitive To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.
6. v. intransitive To move; to change one’s position.
7. v. intransitive To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
8. v. intransitive To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
9. n. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
10. n. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
11. n. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
12. n. slang Jail; prison.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
2. v. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
3. v. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
4. v. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.
5. v. To move; to change one's position.
6. v. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
7. v. To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
8. v. colloq. To rise, or be up, in the morning.
9. n. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
10. n. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
11. n. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
2. v. move very slightly
3. v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
4. n. a rapid active commotion
5. v. to begin moving,
6. v. affect emotionally
7. v. mix or add by stirring
8. n. emotional agitation and excitement
9. v. move an implement through
10. v. stir feelings in
11. v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic