stanch

stanch ¹  (stônch, stänch, stnch) also staunch (stônch, stänch)

tr.v. stanched also staunched, stanch·ing also staunch·ing, stanch·es also staunch·es

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

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

3. To stop, check, or allay: "My anxiety is stanched; I am at peace" (Scott Turow). See Usage Note at staunch¹.

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[Middle English stanchen, from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin *stanticre, to stop, probably from Latin stns, stant-, present participle of stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stancher n.

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stanch ²  (stônch, stänch, stnch)

adj.

Variant of staunch¹. See Usage Note at staunch¹.

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stanch [stɑːntʃ], staunch [stɔːntʃ]

vb

1. to stem the flow of (a liquid, esp blood) or (of a liquid) to stop flowing

2. to prevent the flow of a liquid, esp blood, from (a hole, wound, etc.)

3. an archaic word for assuage

n

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) 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

[from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin stāre to stand, halt]

stanchable , staunchable adj

stancher , stauncher n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

stanch - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" staunch, stem, halt check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"

Translations

stanch [stɑːntʃ] VT [+ blood] → restañar