adj
Meaning 1
Alternative form of stour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Standard Lemma guide
stoor
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Received-Pronunciation: /stɔː/
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Received-Pronunciation: /stʊə/
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General-American: /stɔɚ/
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rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 3
A gush of water.
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Usage: UK, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 4
Spray.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 5
A sufficient quantity of yeast for brewing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 6
To move; stir.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To move actively; keep stirring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 9
To stir up, as liquor.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 10
To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 11
To sprinkle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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History
Etymology
See stour.
From Middle English storen, *sturien, from Old English *storian, variant of styrian (“to stir, move”), from Proto-Germanic *sturōną (“to turn, disturb”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, twirl, swirl, move”). Cognate with Dutch storen (“to disturb”), Middle Low German stören (“to stir”), German stören (“to disturb”), dialectal German sturen (“to poke, root”). See stir.
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