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Definitions for Stanch
[1] to stop the flow of (a liquid, especially blood).
[2] to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.).
[3] Archaic . to check, allay, or extinguish.
[4] to stop flowing, as blood; be stanched.
[5] 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.
[6] staunch2.
[7] to stem the flow of (a liquid, esp blood) or (of a liquid) to stop flowing
[8] to prevent the flow of a liquid, esp blood, from (a hole, wound, etc)
[9] an archaic word for assuage
[10] 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
Words nearby Stanch
stampede, stamper, stamping ground, stan, stance, stanch, stanchion, stanchless, stand, stand a chance, stand at ease
Origin of Stanch
11275–1325; Middle English stanchen, staunchen (v.) < Old French estanchier to close, stop, slake (thirst) < Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, equivalent to Latin stant- (stem of stāns, present participle of stāre to stand) + -icāre causative suffix
Other words from Stanch
stanch·a·ble , adjective
stanch·er , noun
un·stanch·a·ble , adjective
stanch·ly , adverb
stanch·ness , noun
Word origin for Stanch
C14: from Old French estanchier , from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin stāre to stand, halt