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Stanch

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Verb

1. halt, stanch, staunch, stem

stop the flow of a liquid

Example Sentences:
'staunch the blood flow'
'stem the tide'

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Stanch

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verb
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
noun
4. 
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
adjective
a variant spelling of staunch1

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Stanch

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verb transitive, verb intransitive, adjective see staunch

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Stanch

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tr.v. stanched, stanch·ing, stanch·es also staunched or staunch·ing or 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.
adj.
Variant of staunch1. See Usage Note at staunch1.

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