1. A dish cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat or fish and vegetables with stock.
2. Informal (for a man) an ex-boyfriend/ex-husband of a present (or prospective) female lover, with whose thorny memory and existence he has to deal daily.
3. Informal Mental agitation: in a stew over the lost keys.
4. Archaic A brothel. Often used in the plural.
(1) As burning AEtna from his boiling stew Doth belch out flames. --Spenser
To be isolated and comfy on the couch and watch Netflix all day. For one to stew one must be completely relaxed and not bothered unless it is for food and bathroom breaks.
Maria: what are your plans for tomorrow?
Monica: I'm just gonna stew in the living room all day. I found a new show on Netflix.
Maria: can I stew with you?