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stanch
1[stawnch, stanch, stahnch]
verb (used with object)
to 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.
verb (used without object)
to stop flowing, as blood; be stanched.
noun
Also called navigation weir.Also called flash-lock.a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
stanch
2[stawnch, stahnch, stanch]
adjective
stanch
/ stɑːntʃ, stɔːntʃ /
verb
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
noun
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- stanchable adjective
- stancher noun
- unstanchable adjective
- stanchly adverb
- stanchness noun
- ˈٲԳ adjective
- ˈٲԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stanch1
Example Sentences
It was a desperate entreaty to U.S. officials to stanch the so-called Iron River, the southbound flow of arms that was fueling record levels of carnage in Mexico.
Each week seems to bring fresh chaos as Trump ratchets up pressure on Mexico to topple the cartels and stanch the flow of fentanyl.
And she undoubtedly thought her job performance would be judged on her ability to stanch the exposed suffering on L.A.’s streets.
If we do that, we stand a great chance of stanching the gains Trump made with Latinos in 2024, regaining control of the House in 2026, and making him a lame-duck president.
She has stanched some of the vituperation in recent days, though questions about her political future leading the nation’s second-largest city still remain.
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