English dictionary
stanch
/st/O/n/tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a <i>stanch</i> ship.
Source: webster1913
noun
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That which stanches or checks.
Source: webster1913
verb
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stop the flow of a liquid
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to <i>stanch</i> a wound.
Source: webster1913
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To cease, as the flowing of blood.
Source: webster1913
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To prop; to make stanch, or strong.
Source: webster1913