1. [verb] (transitive) (dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move.
2. [verb] (transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
3. [verb] (transitive) To agitate the content of (a container) by passing something through it.
4. [verb] (transitive) To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
5. [verb] (transitive) To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.
6. [verb] (intransitive) To move; to change one's position.
7. [verb] (intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
8. [verb] (intransitive) To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
9. [verb] (intransitive) (poetic) To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
10. [noun] The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
11. [noun] Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
12. [noun] Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
13. [noun] (slang) Jail; prison.
14. [noun] A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; 'he made a great splash and then disappeared'.
15. [noun] Emotional agitation and excitement.
16. [noun] A rapid active commotion.
17. [verb] Move an implement through; 'stir the soup'; 'stir my drink'; 'stir the soil'.
18. [verb] Move very slightly; 'He shifted in his seat'.
19. [verb] Stir feelings in; 'stimulate my appetite'; 'excite the audience'; 'stir emotions'.
20. [verb] Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; 'These stories shook the community'; 'the civil war shook the country'.
21. [verb] Affect emotionally; 'A stirring movie'; 'I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy'.
22. [verb] Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; 'raise the specter of unemployment'; 'he conjured wild birds in the air'; 'call down the spirits from the mountain'.
23. [verb] To begin moving, 'As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir'.
24. [verb] Mix or add by stirring; 'Stir nuts into the dough'.
