stanch
1to stop the flow of (a liquid, especially blood).
to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.).
Archaic. to check, allay, or extinguish.
to stop flowing, as blood; be stanched.
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.
Origin of stanch
1- Also staunch [stawnch] /stɔntʃ/ .
Other words from stanch
- stanch·a·ble, adjective
- stancher, noun
- un·stanch·a·ble, adjective
Other definitions for stanch (2 of 2)
Other words from stanch
- stanchly, adverb
- stanchness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for stanch
staunch (stɔːntʃ)
/ (stɑːntʃ) /
to stem the flow of (a liquid, esp blood) or (of a liquid) to stop flowing
to prevent the flow of a liquid, esp blood, from (a hole, wound, etc)
an archaic word for assuage
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
Origin of stanch
1Derived forms of stanch
- stanchable or staunchable, adjective
- stancher or stauncher, noun
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