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stem


Main Entry: 2stem
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): stemmed; stem·ming
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) stemmen to keep a course, from 1stem (of a ship)
Date: 1593

1 : to make headway against (as an adverse tide, current, or wind)
2 : to check or go counter to (something adverse)

stem·mer noun


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