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stemmen

Pronunciation: /ˈʃtɛmən/

“stemmen” is a German word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to heave, to lift (a heavy load, weights, oneself)
  2. to brace, to press (a body part against a firm surface)
  3. to push, to brace oneself (against an obstacle or opposing force)
  4. to push back against, to try to resist (an undesirable policy, development, or trend)
  5. to pry (something out of an affixed position with e.g. a chisel or crowbar)
  6. to manage to handle, to get done (a heavy workload, a difficult project)
  7. to afford, to manage to pay (a significant cost or financial investment)
  8. to drink, to tipple

Etymology

From Middle High German stemmen, from Old High German *stemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *stammijan. Compare Old Norse stemma (“to halt, to dam”), Swedish stämma (“to block”), English stem and English stammer.

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