"stir up" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for

subtypes: rumpus - cause a disturbance

same as: agitate, foment
is a type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

subtypes: ferment - work up into agitation or excitement

same as: fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, wake
is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
subtypes:
- beat, scramble - stir vigorously
- toss - agitate
- rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
- poke - stir by poking
same as: agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, vex
causes: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

is a type of: provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for

subtypes: raise - activate or stir up

same as: incite, instigate, set off