(~s, ~ming, ~med)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If a condition or problem ~s from something, it was caused originally by that thing.
Much of the instability ~s from the economic effects of the war.
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2.
If you ~ something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing. (FORMAL)
Austria has sent three army battalions to its border with Hungary to ~ the flow of illegal immigrants...
VERB: V n
3.
The ~ of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow.
He stooped down, cut the ~ for her with his knife and handed her the flower.
= stalk
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4.
The ~ of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base.
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5.
The ~ of a pipe is the long thin part through which smoke is sucked.
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6.
In grammar, the ~ of a word is the main part of it, which does not change when the ending changes.
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