To remove the stem from.
to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves
To be caused or derived; to originate.
The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.
To descend in a family line.
To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.
To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.
To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
to stem a tide
To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.
Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
(by extension) To include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search.
The 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.