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