stemmen

  1. (transitive, weak) to heave, to lift (a heavy load, weights, oneself)
  2. (transitive, weak) to brace, to press (a body part against a firm surface)
  3. (reflexive, transitive, weak) to push, to brace oneself (against an obstacle or opposing force)
  4. (figuratively, reflexive, transitive, weak) to push, to brace oneself (against an obstacle or opposing force)
  5. (transitive, weak) to pry (something out of an affixed position with e.g. a chisel or crowbar)
  6. (figuratively, transitive, weak) to manage to handle, to get done (a heavy workload, a difficult project)
  7. (figuratively, transitive, weak) to manage to handle, to get done (a heavy workload, a difficult project)
  8. (colloquial, transitive, weak) to drink, to tipple

Frequency

27k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

aastyppere

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stämme

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stemme

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛmən/
Etymology

In summary

From Proto-Germanic *stammijaną. Compare Old Norse stemma (“to halt, to dam”), Swedish stämma (“to block”), English stem and English stammer.

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