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stanch1

[stawnch, stanch, stahnch] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object)

1.	to stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood).

2.	to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.).

3.	Archaic. to check, allay, or extinguish.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to stop flowing, as blood; be stanched.

–noun

5.	Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.

Also, staunch.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME stanchen, staunchen (v.) < OF estanchier to close, stop, slake (thirst) < VL *stanticāre, equiv. to L stant- (s. of stāns, prp. of stāre to stand) + -icāre causative suffix

]

—Related forms

stanch·a·ble, adjective

stancher, noun

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stanch2

[stawnch, stahnch, stanch] Pronunciation Key

–adjective, -er, -est.

staunch².

—Related forms

stanchly, adverb

stanchness, noun

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stanch¹ (stônch, stänch, stānch) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. stanched also staunched, stanch·ing also staunch·ing, stanch·es also staunch·es

To stop or check the flow of (blood or tears, for example).
To stop the flow of blood from (a wound).
To stop, check, or allay: "My anxiety is stanched; I am at peace" (Scott Turow). See Usage Note at staunch¹.

[Middle English stanchen, from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, to stop, probably from Latin stāns, stant-, present participle of stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

stanch'er n.

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stanch² (stônch, stänch, stānch) Pronunciation Key
adj. Variant of staunch¹. See Usage Note at staunch¹.

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staunch¹ (stônch, stänch) Pronunciation Key
adj. staunch·er also stanch·er, staunch·est also stanch·est

Firm and steadfast; true. See Synonyms at faithful.
Having a strong or substantial construction or constitution.

[Middle English staunche, from Anglo-Norman estaunche, from estaunchier, to stanch, variant of Old French estanchier; see stanch¹.]

staunch'ly adv., staunch'ness n.

Usage Note: Staunch is more common than stanch as the spelling of the adjective. Stanch is more common than staunch as the spelling of the verb.

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stanch (v.)

"to stop the flow of" (esp. blood), c.1300, from O.Fr. estanchier "cause to cease flowing, stop, hinder," from V.L. *stancare, perhaps contracted from *stagnicare, from L. stagnum "pond, pool" (see stagnate).

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stanch
verb
stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" [syn: stem]

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Stanch

Stag"nate\ (st[a^]g"n[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stagnated; p. pr. & vb. n. Stagnating.] [L. stagnatus, p. p. of stagnare to stagnate, make stagnant, from stagnum a piece of standing water. See Stank a pool, and cf. Stanch, v. t.]

1. To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnates in a close room.

2. To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates.

Ready-witted tenderness . . . never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope. --Sir W. Scott.

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Stanch

Stanch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stanched; p. pr. & vb. n. Stanching.] [OF. estanchier, F. ['e]tancher to stpo a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr., Sp., & Pg. estancar, It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare, stagnare, to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant. See Stagnate.]

1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound. [Written also staunch.]

Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose. --Bacon.

2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.]

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Stanch

Stanch\, v. i. To cease, as the flowing of blood.

Immediately her issue of blood stanched. --Luke viii. 44.

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Stanch

Stanch\, n. 1. That which stanches or checks. [Obs.]

2. A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release. --Knight.

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Stanch\, a. [Compar. Stancher; superl. Stanchest.] [From Stanch, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See Stanch, v. t.] [Written also staunch.]

1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.

One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. --Evelyn.

2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent. --V. Knox.

In politics I hear you 're stanch. --Prior.

3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.]

This to be kept stanch. --Locke.

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