| Stanch: English to English |
| Stanch (n.) A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release. |
| Stanch (n.) That which stanches or checks. |
| Stanch (v. i.) To cease, as the flowing of blood. |
| Stanch (v. t.) Close; secret; private. |
| Stanch (v. t.) Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent. |
| Stanch (v. t.) Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship. |
| Stanch (v. t.) To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. |
| Stanch (v. t.) To prop; to make stanch, or strong. |
| Stanch (v. t.) To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound. |