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stanch
1[ stawnch, stanch, stahnch ]
verb (used with object)
- to stop the flow of (a liquid, especially blood).
- to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.).
- Archaic. to check, allay, or extinguish.
verb (used without object)
- to stop flowing, as blood; be stanched.
noun
- Also called flash-lock,. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
stanch
2[ stawnch, stahnch, stanch ]
adjective
stanch
/ stɑːntʃ; stɔːntʃ /
verb
- 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)
- an archaic word for assuage
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԳ, adjective
- ˈٲԳ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ٲԳa· adjective
- ٲԳİ noun
- un·ٲԳa· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of stanch1
Example Sentences
Each week seems to bring fresh chaos as Trump ratchets up pressure on Mexico to topple the cartels and stanch the flow of fentanyl.
And she undoubtedly thought her job performance would be judged on her ability to stanch the exposed suffering on L.A.’s streets.
If we do that, we stand a great chance of stanching the gains Trump made with Latinos in 2024, regaining control of the House in 2026, and making him a lame-duck president.
She has stanched some of the vituperation in recent days, though questions about her political future leading the nation’s second-largest city still remain.
But that bespeaks an arrogance the party will have to overcome if it’s going to stanch the bleeding among union and working-class voters.
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