s., bak. staunch 1

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stanch
To stop the flow of

A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary.

{a} sound, firm, strong, determined, true
{v} to stop blood, stop, cease, satisfy, cloy
To cease, as the flowing of blood
That which stanches or checks
{s} loyal, steadfast; strong, solid, sturdy (also staunch)
Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent
To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound
stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
Variant of staunch
Close; secret; private
A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release
To prop; to make stanch, or strong
Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship
To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst
{f} stop the flow of a liquid; cause a wound to stop bleeding (also staunch)
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