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give the stem

give the stem verb: to ram with a ship.

Verb

give 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)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To ram with a ship.

Forms of give the stem

third-person singular presentgives the stem
present participlegiving the stem
pastgave the stem
past participlegiven the stem

Questions about give the stem

What does give the stem mean?
Give the stem means to ram with a ship.
What part of speech is give the stem?
Give the stem is a verb.
What is the past tense of give the stem?
The past tense of give the stem is gave the stem.

Words near give the stem in the dictionary

  1. give the lie
  2. give the lie to
  3. give the mitten to
  4. give the royal treatment
  5. give the sack
  6. give the stem
  7. give the store away
  8. give the time of day
  9. give the word
  10. give them an inch and they'll take a mile
  11. give them an inch and they'll take an ell

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