'stir up' definitions:
Definition of 'stir up'
(from WordNet)
verb
verb
Arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up]
verb
Change the arrangement or position of [syn: agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up]
verb
Synonyms of 'stir up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abet,
- admix,
- aggravate,
- agitate,
- alloy,
- amalgamate,
- annoy,
- arouse,
- awake,
- awaken,
- beat,
- beat up,
- bemingle,
- blend,
- blow the coals,
- blow up,
- bristle,
- call forth,
- call up,
- chafe,
- churn,
- churn up,
- coalesce,
- combine,
- commingle,
- commix,
- compose,
- compound,
- concoct,
- conglomerate,
- convulse,
- disarrange,
- discompose,
- disquiet,
- disturb,
- embitter,
- emulsify,
- enkindle,
- enrage,
- exasperate,
- excite,
- fan,
- fan the fire,
- fan the flame,
- feed the fire,
- ferment,
- fire,
- flame,
- flurry,
- foment,
- frenzy,
- fret,
- fuse,
- hash,
- heat,
- heat up,
- homogenize,
- huff,
- immingle,
- immix,
- impassion,
- incense,
- incite,
- inflame,
- infuriate,
- instigate,
- integrate,
- interblend,
- interlace,
- interlard,
- intermingle,
- intermix,
- intertwine,
- interweave,
- irritate,
- jumble,
- key up,
- kindle,
- knead,
- lather up,
- light the fuse,
- light up,
- madden,
- merge,
- miff,
- mingle,
- mingle-mangle,
- mix,
- mix up,
- move,
- nettle,
- overexcite,
- paddle,
- peeve,
- perturb,
- perturbate,
- pique,
- provoke,
- put up to,
- raise,
- raise up,
- rally,
- rankle,
- rile,
- ripple,
- roil,
- roughen,
- rouse,
- ruffle,
- rumple,
- scramble,
- set,
- set astir,
- set fire to,
- set on,
- set on fire,
- set up,
- shake,
- shake up,
- shuffle,
- sic on,
- steam up,
- stir,
- stir the blood,
- stir the embers,
- stir the feelings,
- summon up,
- swirl,
- syncretize,
- throw together,
- tickle,
- toss together,
- trouble,
- turn on,
- upset,
- vex,
- wake,
- wake up,
- waken,
- warm,
- warm the blood,
- whet,
- whip,
- whip up,
- whisk,
- work,
- work into,
- work up