push vs stem

push

verb
  • To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot. 

  • To move (a pawn) directly forward. 

  • To press or urge forward; to drive. 

  • To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate. 

  • To add (a data item) to the top of a stack. 

  • To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. 

  • To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot). 

  • To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action. 

  • To make an all-in bet. 

  • To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal. 

  • To make a higher bid at an auction. 

  • To approach; to come close to. 

  • To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.). 

  • To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action. 

  • To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers. 

noun
  • A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score 

  • A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. 

  • A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time 

  • An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. 

  • A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music. 

  • An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action. 

  • The addition of a data item to the top of a stack. 

  • A great effort (to do something). 

  • The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request. 

stem

verb
  • To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole. 

  • To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against. 

  • To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn. 

  • To be caused or derived; to originate. 

  • To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood). 

  • To descend in a family line. 

  • To remove the stem from. 

noun
  • A lesbian, chiefly African-American, exhibiting both stud and femme traits. 

  • A branch of a family. 

  • A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork. 

  • The penis. 

  • A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather. 

  • A premixed portion of a track for use in audio mastering and remixing. 

  • A person's leg. 

  • The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached. 

  • A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music. 

  • A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon. 

  • A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications. 

  • A winder on a clock, watch, or similar mechanism. 

  • The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. 

  • The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms. 

  • A vertical stroke of a letter. 

  • A crack pipe; or the long, hollow portion of a similar pipe (i.e. meth pipe) resembling a crack pipe. 

  • The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems. 

  • An advanced or leading position; the lookout. 

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