stanch
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verb (used with object)
1.
to stop the flow of (a liquid, especially 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; Middle English stanchen, staunchen (v.) < Old French estanchier to close, stop, slake (thirst) < Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, equivalent to Latin stant- (stem of stāns, present participle of stāre to stand) + -icāre causative suffix
1275–1325; Middle English stanchen, staunchen (v.) < Old French estanchier to close, stop, slake (thirst) < Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, equivalent to Latin stant- (stem of stāns, present participle of stāre to stand) + -icāre causative suffix
Related forms
stanch·a·ble, adjective
stanch·er, noun
un·stanch·a·ble, adjective
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stanch or staunch (stɑːntʃ, stɔːntʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to stem the flow of (a liquid, esp blood) or (of a liquid) to stop flowing |
| 2. | to prevent the flow of a liquid, esp blood, from (a hole, wound, etc) |
| 3. | an archaic word for assuage |
| —n | |
| 4. | a primitive form of lock in which boats are carried over shallow parts of a river in a rush of water released by the lock |
| [C14: from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin stāre to stand, halt] | |
| staunch or staunch | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin stāre to stand, halt] | |
| 'stanchable or staunch | |
| —adj | |
| 'staunchable or staunch | |
| —adj | |
| 'stancher or staunch | |
| —n | |
| 'stauncher or staunch | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
stanch
"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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Example sentences
The idea was that by raising animals that met such standards, small local farmers might stanch the loss of ancestral lands.
Similar tactics have helped to stanch the flow of readers from quality papers.
None of these programs can be set up quickly enough help stanch the outflow of jobs.
Concerned colleges try to stanch flow of cheap beer.
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