Thesaurus: stanch

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1. v. t. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.
2. v. t. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.
3. v. i. To cease, as the flowing of blood.
4. n. That which stanches or checks.
5. n. A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.
6. v. t. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
7. v. t. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent.
8. v. t. Close; secret; private.
9. v. t. To prop; to make stanch, or strong.
10. v. stop the flow of a liquid
11. 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. Bacon. 2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.] To cease, as the flowing of blood. Immediately her issue of blood stanched. Luke viii. 44. 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. 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. Evelyn. 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. Prior. 3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.] This to be kept stanch. Locke. To prop; to make stanch, or strong. His gathered sticks to stanch the wall Of the snow tower when snow should fall. Emerson.
12. To cease, as the flowing of blood.Immediately her issue of blood stanched. Luke viii. 44.