Stanching Synonyms & Definitions

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• StanchingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stanch

• StanchDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent.
2. (v. t.) Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
3. (v. t.) To prop; to make stanch, or strong.
4. (n.) That which stanches or checks.
5. (n.) A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.
6. (v. t.) Close; secret; private.
7. (v. i.) To cease, as the flowing of blood.
8. (v. t.) To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.
9. (v. t.) To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.