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To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course.

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  1. v. t. To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course.
  2. v. t. To stem, or move against; as, to restem a current.
  3. 1. To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course. Shak. 2. To stem, or as, to restem a current.
  4. restem (third-person singular simple present restems, present participle restemming, simple past and past participle restemmed) To force back against the current. To stem, or move against.