stemmen

to heave, to lift (a heavy load, weights, oneself)

B1 rank #8,987

Meanings

Verb

to heave, to lift (a heavy load, weights, oneself)
to brace, to press (a body part against a firm surface)
to push, to brace oneself (against an obstacle or opposing force)
to push back against, to try to resist (an undesirable policy, development, or trend)

Er stemmte die schwere Kiste auf den Tisch.

He heaved the heavy box onto the table.

infinitive stemmen

he/she/it stemmt

simple past stemmte

perfect hat gestemmt

takes + Akkusativ