stemming

The operation of tamping.

The material used in tamping.

The act of removing the mid-rib (‘stem’) from a tobacco-leaf. See stemmed tobacco and stemmer.

Present participle of stem.

Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.

A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.

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.