Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Sturt · IPA /stɜː(ɹ)t/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To vex; to annoy; to startle. 1. To vex; to annoy; to startle.[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 02 n. Disturbance; annoyance; care. 1. Disturbance; annoyance; care.[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 2. A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.(Mining)