Stir

stgr, v. [stirred (sterd), -ring.] To change the place of in any manner; to agitate; to cause the particles (of a liquid, etc.) to change place (by motion of something pa ing through); to bring into debate, agitate to incite to action, instigate, prompt to move, rouse, animate, stimulate, excite, provoke.— To move one's self, change one's position; to be in motion, be active; to become the object of notice or conversation to rise in the morning. — n. Agitation; tumult; bustle; public disturbance or commotion; seditious uproar; agitation of thoughts. [AS. styrian, to move, stir; Ic. styrr, a disturbance, D. and OHG. storen, to disturb, L. sternere, to — strew, scatter, £. stratum, strew, storm, sturgeon.] Stir'rer, n. One who stirs, or is in motion; one who puts in motion; a riser in the morning; an exciter; instigator. Stirk. See under Steer, n. Stirrup, stur'rup or sttr'rup, n. kind of ring, for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached to a strap fastened to the saddle. (Mach.) Any piece resembling, in shape and functions, the stirrup of a saddle. [AS. stirap, stigrap, a rope to climb by (the orig. stirrup having been a looped rope), fr. stigan, to climb, and rap, a rope.]