stanch

Meaning of stanch

noun
  1. That which stanches or checks a flow.
  2. A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.
verb
  1. To stop the flow of.
    A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary.
  2. To cease, as the flowing of blood.
  3. To prop; to make stanch, or strong.
  4. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.
adjective
  1. Strong and tight; sound; firm.
    a stanch ship
  2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steadfast.
    a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent
  3. Close; secret; private.

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Hyphenation of stanch

stanch

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • stanch is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

stanch synonyms

Meaning stem:

stem, staunch, halt

Anagrams of stanch

chanst, chants, snatch

Words that rhyme with stanch

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