Stanch
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Stanch
Verb
- To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
"A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary."
- To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.
"A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary."
- To make (a building or other structure) watertight or weatherproof.
- To check or stop, or deter (an action). To stop the progression of (an illness); also, to alleviate (pain); often followed by of: to relieve (someone's) pain.
- To stop the progression of (an illness); also, to alleviate (pain); often followed by of: to relieve (someone's) pain.
Noun
- Alternative spelling of staunch (“that which stanches; act of stanching”).
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