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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STANCH, v.t. In a general sense, to stop; to set or fix; but applied only to the blood; to stop the flowing of blood. Cold applications to the neck will often stanch the bleeding of the nose.
STANCH, v.i. To stop, as blood; to cease to flow.
Immediately the issue of her blood stanched. Luke 8.
STANCH, a. [This is the same word as the foregoing, the primary sense of which is to set; hence the sense of firmness.]
1. Sound; firm; strong and tight; as a stanch ship.
2. Firm in principle; steady; constant and zealous; hearty; as a stanch churchman; a stanch republican; a stanch friend or adherent.
In politics I hear youre stanch.
3. Strong; not to be broken.
4. Firm; close.
This is to be kept stanch.
A stanch hound, is one that follows the scent closely without error or remissness.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" [syn: stem, stanch, staunch, halt]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb or staunch Etymology: Middle English staunchen, from Anglo-French estancher, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *stanticare, from Latin stant-, stans, present participle Date: 14th century 1. to check or stop the flowing of <stanched her tears>; also to stop the flow of blood from (a wound) 2. archaic allay, extinguish 3. a. to stop or check in its course <trying to stanch the crime wave> b. to make watertight ; stop up • stancher noun II. variant of staunch II

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v.tr. (also staunch) 1 restrain the flow of (esp. blood). 2 restrain the flow from (esp. a wound). Etymology: ME f. OF estanchier f. Rmc 2. var. of STAUNCH(1).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stanch Stanch, n. 1. That which stanches or checks. [Obs.] 2. A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release. --Knight.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stanch Stanch, a. [Compar. Stancher; superl. Stanchest.] [From Stanch, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See Stanch, v. t.] [Written also staunch.] 1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship. One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. --Evelyn. 2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent. --V. Knox. In politics I hear you 're stanch. --Prior. 3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.] This to be kept stanch. --Locke.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stanch Stanch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stanched; p. pr. & vb. n. Stanching.] [OF. estanchier, F. ['e]tancher to stpo a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr., Sp., & Pg. estancar, It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare, stagnare, to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant. See Stagnate.] 1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound. [Written also staunch.] Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose. --Bacon. 2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stanch Stanch, v. i. To cease, as the flowing of blood. Immediately her issue of blood stanched. --Luke viii. 44.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stanch Stanch, v. t. To prop; to make stanch, or strong. His gathered sticks to stanch the wall Of the snow tower when snow should fall. --Emerson.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Stop the flow of, stop from running. II. a. 1. Strong, sound, stout, firm. 2. Steady, firm, constant, steadfast, resolute, stable, unwavering, hearty, strong, zealous, faithful, loyal, trusty.

Moby Thesaurus

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