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stanch (staunch)1
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- pronunciation:
- staench
[or]
stawnch
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stanches, staunches, stanching, staunching, stanched, staunched |
| definition 1: |
to cause (a liquid, esp. blood) to stop flowing.
The doctor asked for a clamp to stanch the blood.- similar words:
- stem
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| definition 2: |
to cause (a cut, wound, drip, or the like) to stop giving off liquid.
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| related words: |
stop |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
of a liquid, esp. blood, to cease to flow.
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| derivations: |
stanchable (adj.), stancher (n.) |
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