stanch

[Stanch]

Use the verb stanch to describe stopping a liquid from spreading. A bandage can stanch bleeding and thick towels can stanch the flow of water across the kitchen floor when you drop a full glass of water.

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To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.

Verb
stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"

v. t.
To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.

v. t.
To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.

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

n.
That which stanches or checks.

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

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

v. t.
Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent.

v. t.
Close; secret; private.

v. t.
To prop; to make stanch, or strong.

Stanch

Stanch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stanched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stanching.] [OF. estanchier, F. '82tancher 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.

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

Stanch

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

Immediately her issue of blood stanched.

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.

Stanch

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.

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.

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

This to be kept stanch.

Stanch

Stanch, v. t. To prop; to make stanch, or strong.

His gathered sticks to stanch the wall Of the snow tower when snow should fall.

To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.

To cease, as the flowing of blood.

That which stanches or checks.

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

To prop; to make stanch, or strong.

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