stanch
11stanch — (v.) to stop the flow of (especially of blood), c.1300, from O.Fr. estanchier cause to cease flowing, stop, hinder, from V.L. *stancare, perhaps contracted from *stagnicare, from L. stagnum pond, pool (see STAGNATE (Cf. stagnate)) …
12stanch — blood·stanch; stanch·er; stanch·less; stanch; stanch·less·ly; stanch·ly; stanch·ness; …
13stanch´ly — stanch1 «stnch, stahnch, stanch», transitive verb. 1. to stop or check the flow of (blood or other fluid). 2. to stop or check the flow of blood from (a wound). 3. Obsolete. to satisfy (thirst or hunger). 4. Obsolete. to put an end to (strife,… …
14stanch´er — stanch1 «stnch, stahnch, stanch», transitive verb. 1. to stop or check the flow of (blood or other fluid). 2. to stop or check the flow of blood from (a wound). 3. Obsolete. to satisfy (thirst or hunger). 4. Obsolete. to put an end to (strife,… …
15stanch — stanch1 stanchable, adj. stancher, n. /stawnch, stanch, stahnch/, v.t. 1. to stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood). 2. to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.). 3. Archaic. to check, allay, or extinguish. v.i …
16stanch — I [[t]stɔntʃ, stæntʃ, stɑntʃ[/t]] also staunch I v. t. 1) med to stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood) 2) med to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.) 3) to check or stem (an outflow): stanching the dollar drain[/ex] …
17stanch — staunch, stanch Staunch (pronounced stawnch) is used both for the verb meaning ‘to restrain the flow of blood’ (with the blood or the wound as its object) and for the adjective meaning ‘trustworthy, loyal’. The variant form stanch (pronounced… …
18stanch — I. transitive verb or staunch Etymology: Middle English staunchen, from Anglo French estancher, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *stanticare, from Latin stant , stans, present participle Date: 14th century 1. to check or stop the flowing of < stanched… …
19stanch — verb To stop the flow of. A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary …
20stanch — , staunch Although staunch is given as an acceptable variant by most dictionaries, stanch is still generally the preferred spelling for the verb meaning to arrest the flow. As an adjective, staunch is the only spelling ( a staunch supporter ) …
