stir

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. move, budge, circulate; agitate, incite, arouse; animate, stimulate, provoke. See agitation, motion, excitement.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. agitation, tumult, bustle; see excitement .

v.

1. [To excite]

Syn. rouse, arouse, waken, awaken, rally, excite, enliven, kindle, rekindle, provoke, inflame; see also excite 1 .

2. [To mix by stirring]

Syn. move, beat, agitate; see mix 1 .

Syn.- stir (in this sense, often ?stir up ) implies a bringing into action or activity by exciting or provoking [ the colonies were stirred to rebellion ] ; arouse and rouse are often used interchangeably, but arouse usually implies merely a bringing into consciousness, as from a state of sleep [ she was aroused by the bell ] , and rouse suggests an additional incitement to vigorous action [ the rifle shot roused the sleeping guard ] ; awaken and waken literally mean to arouse from sleep, but figuratively they suggest the stirring into activity of latent faculties, emotions, etc. [ it awakened , or wakened , her maternal feelings ] ; rally implies a gathering of the component elements or individuals so as to stir to effective action [ to rally the troops, rallied her energy and attention ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

commotion, excitement, tumult, uproar, hullabaloo, ado, fuss, furor, pother, turmoil, bustle.

II

v.

1. mix mingle, blend, commingle, churn, whip, beat.

2. move shake, wiggle, shift, budge, jiggle, flutter.

3. excite move, disturb, stimulate, rouse, electrify, spark, *work up, galvanize, prompt, awaken.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or process of moving: motion, move, movement. See MOVE. 2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. Informal: flap, to-do. See CALM, ORDER. 3. Agitated, excited movement and activity: bustle, flurry, whirl, whirlpool. See CALM. 4. A condition of intense public interest or excitement: brouhaha, sensation, uproar. Informal: to-do. Slang: hoo-hah. See EXCITE.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous: admix, amalgamate, blend, commingle, commix, fuse, intermingle, intermix, merge, mingle, mix. See ASSEMBLE. 2. To impart slight movement to: budge, move. See MOVE. 3. To make a slight movement: budge, move. See MOVE. 4. To cease sleeping: arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, wake1, waken. See AWARENESS. 5. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion). Also used with up: arouse, awake, awaken, kindle, raise, rouse, waken. See EXCITE. 6. To be the cause of. Also used with up: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See START. 7. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent: animate, enkindle, fire, impassion, inspire, kindle. See EXCITE.

VI

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Slang. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. Informal: lockup, pen3. Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey1, slammer. Chiefly Regional: calaboose. See FREE.