Definitions
1.verbTo remove the stem from."to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves"
2.verbTo be caused or derived; to originate."The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government."
3.verbTo descend in a family line.
4.verbTo direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
5.verbTo hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.
6.verbTo ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.
7.verbTo stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood)."to stem a tide"
8.verbTo move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.
9.nounMovement against a current, especially a tidal current.
10.nounA process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
11.noun(by extension) To include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search.
12.nounThe technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.