"stim" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stɪm/ Audio: En-au-stim.ogg Forms: stims [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: Clipping of stimulation. Etymology templates: {{wp|stimming}}, {{clipping|en|stimulation}} Clipping of stimulation Head templates: {{en-noun}} stim (plural stims)
  1. (informal, uncountable) Sensory stimulation. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stim-en-noun-a2dgBuD3
  2. (psychology, autism) Any repetitive self-stimulatory behavior (e.g. hand flapping, head banging, repeating noises or words), frequent in autistic people. Categories (topical): Autism, Psychology Synonyms: self-stimulation, self-stim Translations (repetitive self-stimulatory action): autostimulation [feminine] (French), stim (english: autism) [masculine] (French), stim [masculine] (Portuguese), stimanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-stim-en-noun-~WXwdOEP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, West Frisian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 30 18 27 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 30 31 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 30 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 57 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 6 57 37 Disambiguation of West Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 2 22 16 14 12 14 14 0 4 0 0 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'repetitive self-stimulatory action': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /stɪm/ Audio: En-au-stim.ogg Forms: stims [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: Clipping of stimulant. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|stimulant}} Clipping of stimulant Head templates: {{en-noun}} stim (plural stims)
  1. (slang) Synonym of stimulant (“drug”). Tags: slang Synonyms: stimulant [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: stimfap, stim pack Translations (stimulant drug): stimulant [masculine] (French), stim [masculine, slang] (French)
    Sense id: en-stim-en-noun-qLs~cfN3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 30 18 27 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 30 31 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 30 34 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /stɪm/ Audio: En-au-stim.ogg Forms: stims [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: Unknown; earlier dictionaries describe it as meaning a ray or glimmer of light. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} stim (plural stims)
  1. (rare, Ireland, chiefly in the negative) A whit or jot; the least amount. Tags: Ireland, rare
    Sense id: en-stim-en-noun-IVa~aPfF Categories (other): English negative polarity items, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 30 18 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 8 11 9 29 29 1 1 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /stɪm/ Audio: En-au-stim.ogg Forms: stims [present, singular, third-person], stimming [participle, present], stimmed [participle, past], stimmed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: Clipping of stimulation. Etymology templates: {{wp|stimming}}, {{clipping|en|stimulation}} Clipping of stimulation Head templates: {{en-verb}} stim (third-person singular simple present stims, present participle stimming, simple past and past participle stimmed)
  1. (psychology, transitive) To perform such a repetitive self-stimulatory action. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Psychology Derived forms: e-stim, self-stim, stim board, stimmer, stim toy Translations (to perform a repetitive self-stimulating action): s’autostimuler (French), stimmer (english: autism) (French), stimati (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-stim-en-verb-ALhzol4x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 30 18 27 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 30 31 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 30 34 33 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "repetitive self-stimulatory action",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "repetitive self-stimulatory action",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "stimanje"
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