stemming

1. 1
   verb

   The -ing form of stem. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   Problems stemming from the storm kept the school closed for a week.

   Stemming the bleeding quickly, the nurse pressed hard on the wound.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   A way of cutting words down to their base part by removing endings like '-ing' or '-ed'.

   Like trimming a plant back to its main stem so only the core part is left.

   The search tool uses stemming so that 'running' and 'runs' match 'run'.

   Before counting the words, the program applies stemming to each one.

3. 3
   noununcountable

   A search feature that also finds the different forms of a word you type in.

   Like a search that knows 'dogs' and 'dog' are really the same word.

   With stemming on, searching for 'walk' also brings up 'walked' and 'walking'.

   The website's stemming helps you find pages even when you type the wrong form.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A climbing move where you push against two surfaces in opposite directions to hold yourself in place.

   Like pressing your hands against both sides of a narrow hallway to hold yourself off the floor.

   She used stemming to rest her legs inside the wide crack.

   Stemming kept him steady between the two rock walls.

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   Moving forward against the flow of water, especially against the tide.

   Like walking up an escalator that is going down.

   Stemming against the ebb tide cost the tug a full hour.

   The boat's slow stemming of the current barely held its position.

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