To move; change the position or situation of: as, to stir hand or foot.To set in motion; agitate; disturb.To move briskly; bestir.To cause the particles or parts of to change place in relation to each other by agitating with the hand or an implement: as, to stir the fire with a poker; to stir one's coffee with a spoon.To brandish; flourish.To bring into notice or discussion; agitate; debate; moot.To rouse, as from sleep or inaction; awaken.To move; excite; rouse.To incite; instigate; set on.To excite; provoke; foment; bring about: as, to stir up a mutiny; to stir up contention.To rouse to action; stimulate; quicken: as, to stir up the mind.To pass from rest or inaction to motion or action; move; budge: as, they dare not stir; to stir abroad.To be in motion; be in a state of activity; be on the move or go; be active: as, to be continually stirring.To be in circulation; be current; be on foot.To use an instrument or the hand for making a disturbing or agitating motion, as in a liquid.To be roused; be excited; disturb or agitate one's self.n. Movement; action.n. A state of motion, activity, briskness, bustle, or the like; the confusion and tumult of many persons in action.n. Commotion; excitement; tumult: as, his appearance on the scene created quite a stir.n. Motion; impulse; emotion; feeling.n. A poke; a jog.n. A house of correction; a lockup; a prison.n. Sir.