Stanch

Word STANCH
Character 6
Hyphenation stanch
Pronunciations /stɑːnt͡ʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Stanch"

What do we mean by stanch?

To stop or check the flow of (blood or tears, for example). transitive verb

To stop the flow of blood from (a wound). transitive verb

To stop, check, or allay. transitive verb

That which stanches; that which quenches or allays. noun

Dry; free from water; water-tight; sound: said of a vessel.

Strong; firm.

Sound and trustworthy; true: applied to hounds with reference to their keeping the scent.

Sound or firm in principle; loyal; hearty; trustworthy.

Synonyms Stout, steadfast, resolute, stable, unwavering.

A flood-gate in a river for accumulating a head of water to float boats over shallows; a weir. See stank. noun

To cause to cease flowing; check the flow of.

To stop a flow from; dry, as a wound, by the application of a styptic.

To quench; allay; assuage.

To free; relieve: with of.

To stop flowing; be stanched.

To stop; cease.

To cease, as the flowing of blood. intransitive verb

Strong and tight; sound; firm. adjective

Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast. adjective

That which stanches or checks a flow.

A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.

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The word "stanch" in example sentences

All of them say the same thing, that stanch is the more common verbal spelling and that staunch is the more common adjectival spelling, but that the two are interchangeable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And at his call the stanch hearts unite into one great, strong heart, deep and sensitive as a silver bell not yet cast. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I believe she could have a great charity, that no evil-doing would dismay her: "stanch" sums her up. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

However, given their poor track record in maintaining, let alone growing, their market share, it seems unlikely that mainline Protestant congregations such as the UCC will stanch the flow of young people out of religion. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

Ivorian officials are scrambling to stanch the flow of cocoa leaving the country. ❋ Monica Mark (2011)

As non-executive chairman, Mr. Smale served as a corporate architect while Mr. Smith worked to stanch losses of $11 million a day. ❋ Stephen Miller (2011)

*** Business & Finance Europe has dramatically scaled up its efforts to stanch its sovereign-debt crisis since the start of last year, but governments still have some unused weapons in their armory—though the political cost of firing them will be high. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The news comes as the city and state governments are getting traction in their efforts to generate more high-skilled technology and help stanch the anticipated loss to the economy of thousands of finance jobs. ❋ Laura Kusisto (2011)

But AMR executives say they are taking the right steps to revive the company, stanch its red ink and improve revenue. ❋ Susan Carey (2011)

Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Some observers said the credit-ratings firm could lose some business if it can't stanch the run of recent missteps. ❋ Jeannette Neumann (2011)

President Barack Obama has argued that assisting these countries in developing nuclear power, and tying them to strict regulations to guard against their diverting sensitive material to military programs, will help stanch the spread of atomic weapons globally. ❋ Unknown (2011)

SINGAPORE—A rise in Japan's shares led most Asian stock markets higher Friday, as the Group of Seven industrialized nations agreed to a coordinated intervention to stanch the yen's recent surge, providing some relief as the nation grapples with last week's crippling earthquake and a continuing nuclear crisis. ❋ Shri Navaratnam (2011)

Tippett and another Marine tightened tourniquets to stanch the bleeding. ❋ Michael M. Phillips (2011)

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has tried—and failed—to stanch Iran's influence in Syria and Lebanon. ❋ Margaret Coker (2011)

Fail to stanch the flow of illegal aliens across the Mexican-United States border. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The BlackBerry maker has struggled to stanch its shrinking share of North American smartphone sales in the face of an onslaught led by Apple Inc.'s iPhone and products run on Google Inc.'s Android operating system. ❋ Chip Cummins (2011)

In the short term, investors are wary of further intervention by the Bank of Japan or the Swiss National Bank in an effort to stanch the rise of those countries' currencies. ❋ Matt Day (2011)

Like French rivals Crédit Agricole and BNP Paribas, Société Générale is in the midst of a restructuring plan to improve its capital buffers and reduce its financing needs, as part of a larger plan to stanch the effects of Europe's deepening debt crisis. ❋ Nisha Gopalan (2012)

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