stemmen

Türkçe: kaldırmak, dayamak, direnmek

1. to heave, to lift (a heavy load, weights, oneself) (transitive)
2. to brace, to press (a body part against a firm surface) (transitive) · die Hände in die Hüften stemmen to put one's arms against one's hips
3. to push, to brace oneself (against an obstacle or opposing force) (reflexive, transitive) · Er stemmte sich gegen die Menschenmenge. He braced himself against the crowd.
4. to push back against, to try to resist (an undesirable policy, development, or trend) (figuratively, reflexive, transitive)
5. to pry (something out of an affixed position with e.g. a chisel or crowbar) (transitive) · Fliesen von der Wand stemmen to pry tiles off the wall
6. to manage to handle, to get done (a heavy workload, a difficult project) (figuratively, transitive)
7. to afford, to manage to pay (a significant cost or financial investment) (figuratively, transitive)
8. to drink, to tipple (colloquial, transitive)