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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stanch1 /stɔntʃ, stæntʃ, stɑntʃ/USA pronunciation also staunch /stɔntʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Medicineto stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood):to apply pressure to stanch the blood from the wound.
- Medicineto stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, etc.):to apply pressure to stanch the wound.
- to check or reduce the speed of (an outflow):stanching the dollar drain.
See -stan-.stanch2 /stɔntʃ, stɑntʃ, stæntʃ/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - staunch2.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stanch1 (stônch, stanch, stänch),USA pronunciation v.t. - Medicineto stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood).
- Medicineto stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.).
- [Archaic.]to check, allay, or extinguish.
v.i. - Medicineto stop flowing, as blood;
be stanched. n. - Civil Engineering, Naval TermsAlso 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.
Also, staunch. - Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, equivalent. to Latin stant- (stem of stāns, present participle of stāre to stand) + -icāre causative suffix
- Old French estanchier to close, stop, slake (thirst)
- Middle English stanchen, staunchen (verb, verbal) 1275–1325
stanch′a•ble, adj. stanch′er, n. stanch2 (stônch, stänch, stanch),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - staunch2.
stanch′ly, adv. stanch′ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stanch /stɑːntʃ/, staunch /stɔːntʃ/ vb - 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)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin stāre to stand, haltˈstanchable, ˈstaunchable adj ˈstancher, ˈstauncher n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024staunch1 /stɔntʃ/USA pronunciation v. - Naval Termsstanch1.
staunch2 /stɔntʃ, stɑntʃ/USA pronunciation also stanch, adj., -er, -est. - firm;
dependable in principle, loyalty, etc.:a staunch Democrat. staunch•ly, adv.: staunchly defended his nominee.See -stan-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024staunch1 (stônch),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., n. - Naval Termsstanch1.
staunch2 (stônch, stänch),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person:a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty:He delivered a staunch defense of the government.
- strong;
substantial:a staunch little hut in the woods. - impervious to water or other liquids;
watertight:a staunch vessel. Also, stanch. - Middle French estanche (feminine), estanc (masculine), derivative of estancher to stanch1
- late Middle English sta(u)nch 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged constant, true, faithful. See steadfast.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged resolute.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stout, sound.
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