2. To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole.
STEM
Stem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stemming.] Etym:
[Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf. G. stemmen to press
against.]
Defn: To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current. "An argosy to stem the waves." Shak. [They] stem the flood with their erected breasts. Denham. Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. Pope.
STEM
Stem, v. i.
Defn: To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a
current.
Stemming nightly toward the pole. Milton.
STEM-CLASPING
Stem"-clasp`ing, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.
STEMLESS
Stem"less, a.
Defn: Having no stem; (Bot.) acaulescent.
STEMLET
Stem"let, n.