give the stem

verb

To ram with a ship.

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Meanings

verbgive the stem (third-person singular simple present gives the stem, present participle giving the stem, simple past gave the stem, past participle given the stem)

present singular third person gives the stem · participle present giving the stem · past gave the stem · participle past given the stem

  1. obsoletetransitivenauticalTo ram with a ship.
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APA

give the stem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20the%20stem

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give the stem,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20the%20stem.

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