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stanch

1  [stawnch, stanch, stahnch]
Use stanch in a Sentence
–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

stanch

2  [stawnch, stahnch, stanch]
–adjective, -er, -est.
staunch 2 .
Related forms:
stanchly, adverb
stanchness, noun

staunch

2  [stawnch, stahnch]
–adjective, -er, -est.
1. firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
2. characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty: He delivered a staunch defense of the government.
3. strong; substantial: a staunch little hut in the woods.
4. impervious to water or other liquids; watertight: a staunch vessel.
Also, stanch.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME sta(u)nch < MF estanche (fem.), estanc (masc.), deriv. of estancher to stanch 1

Synonyms:
1. constant, true, faithful. See steadfast. 2. resolute. 3. stout, sound.
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stanch 1   (stônch, stänch, stānch)   
tr.v.   stanched also staunched, stanch·ing also staunch·ing, stanch·es also staunch·es

  1. To stop or check the flow of (blood or tears, for example).

  2. To stop the flow of blood from (a wound).

  3. 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.
stanch 2   (stônch, stänch, stānch)   
adj.  Variant of staunch1. See Usage Note at staunch1.
staunch 1   (stônch, stänch)   
adj.   staunch·er also stanch·er, staunch·est also stanch·est

  1. Firm and steadfast; true. See Synonyms at faithful.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

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).

staunch  (adj.)
1412, "impervious to water," from O.Fr. estanche "firm, watertight," fem. of estanc "dried, exhausted, wearied, vanquished," from V.L. *stanticare, probably from L. stans (gen. stantis), prp. of stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "strong, substantial" first recorded 1455; of persons, "standing firm and true to one's principles" from 1623.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stanch
Variant: also staunch /'stonch, 'stänch/
Function: transitive verb
: to check or stop the flowing of<stanch bleeding>; also : to stop the flow of blood from <stanch a wound>

Main Entry: staunch
variant of STANCH
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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