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Meaning of 'stanch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stanch [ n.]
- That which stanches or checks.
- A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.
2 . Stanch [ v. i.]
- To cease, as the flowing of blood.
3 . Stanch [ v. t.]
- To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.
- To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.
- Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
- Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent.
- Close; secret; private.
- To prop; to make stanch, or strong.

Meaning of 'stanch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stanch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- stop the flow of a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • staunch the blood flow;
  • stem the tide

Nearby Words:

stab stabat mater stabbed stabber stabbing stabbingly stabiliment stabilitate stability stable

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