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- pronunciation:
- stem
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stems, stemming, stemmed |
| definition 1: |
to stop the flow of; dam up; stanch.
The jetty stemmed the waves.- synonyms:
- dam, stanch
- similar words:
- block, hold, impede, obstruct, quell, restrain, stop, suppress
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| definition 2: |
to stop or restrain as if by a dam; check.
The new policy was designed to stem excessive spending.The reactionary government did what they could to stem the tide of new ideas.- synonyms:
- check, curb, dam
- similar words:
- arrest, bar, block, constrain, halt, hold, limit, reduce, restrain, retard, slow, stay, stop, suppress
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| definition 3: |
in skiing, to push the heel of (one or both skis) outward to turn or decelerate.
- similar words:
- turn
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| related words: |
dam |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
in skiing, to push the heel of one or both skis outward to turn or decelerate.
- similar words:
- accelerate, turn
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
in skiing, the act of stemming.
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