STEW

noun

1. A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
2. A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
3. A brothel.

verb

1. To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
2. To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
3. To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.