stanch English

Meaning stanch meaning

What does stanch mean?

stanch

— verb (= stem, staunch) stop the flow of a liquid staunch the blood flow stem the tide

Synonyms stanch synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as stanch?

stanch English » English

staunch stem halt steadfast stable firm stop bleeding steady loyal hard dam up constant unfaltering trusty true blue true tampon styptic sturdy stuff stopple stopper stationary standard stagnate solid set screen plug persistent permanent occlude obstruct lug loyalty lock land up jam fixed firmly fidelity fast faithful equable ebb durable dike devoted dam credible

Topics stanch topics

What do people use stanch to talk about?

States Time Aspectual time Start something

Stop something

What words (transitive verbs) indicate that someone is stopping something?

end (something) stop (something) stanch (flow of blood) obstruct (justice) arrest (progress) halt (traffic) impede (progress) inhibit (flow) delay (someone/event) hold up (traffic) detain (someone) discontinue (product) suspend (action) terminate (someone's life) conclude (story) cease (hostilities) desist from (doing something) bring closure to (something) curtail

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