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stanch
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12
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"Stanch" Definition
verb-transitive
To stop or check the flow of (blood or tears, for example)
.
Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
To stop the flow of blood from (a wound)
.
Source:
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To stop, check, or allay: "My anxiety is stanched; I am at peaceā ( Scott Turow). See Usage Note at staunch1
.
Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
adjective
Variant of
staunch1.
See Usage Note at staunch1
.
Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To check or stop the flowing of
.
Source:
Merriam-Webster
To stop the flow of blood from (a wound)
.
Source:
Merriam-Webster
To stop or check in its course
.
Source:
Merriam-Webster
To make watertight stop up
.
Source:
Merriam-Webster
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