stim
stim · stims
Sensory stimulationSensory stimulation.
/stɪm/
Meaning
5 senses(informal, uncountable)Sensory stimulation.
Any repetitive self-stimulatory behavior (e.g. hand flapping, head banging, repeating noises or words), frequent in autistic people.
(countable)Any drug that stimulates a woman's ovaries to produce eggs.
(slang)Synonym of stimulant (“drug”).
(Ireland, rare)A whit or jot; the least amount.
That boy hasn't a stim of common sense.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Clipping of stimulation or stimulate. Clipping of stimulant. Likely related to Scots stiClipping of stimulation or stimulate.
Clipping of stimulant.
Likely related to Scots stime; both perhaps from Old English scima (“shine”).
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plural: stimsSynonyms
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