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Meaning
Adj
●
Archaic
spelling
of staunch.
Adv
●
Possibly strictly.
Verb
●
To
stop
the
flow
of (water or some other liquid).
To
stop
the
flow
of (blood); also, to
stop
(a
wound
) from bleeding.
To make (a
building
or other structure)
watertight
or weatherproof.
●
To
check
or
stop
, or
deter
(an action).
To
stop
the
progression
of (an
illness
); also, to
alleviate
(pain); often
followed by
of: to
relieve
(someone's)
pain
.
●
To
extinguish
or
put out
(a
fire
,
anger
, etc.); also, to
quench
or
satisfy
(desire,
hunger
,
thirst
, etc.).
●
Of
bleeding
: to stop.
●
Of an
occurrence
or other
thing
: to
come to an end
; to
cease
; also, of
persons
: to
stop
acting
violently.
Noun
●
Alternative
spelling
of
staunch
(“that which
stanches
;
act
of stanching”)
●
A
floodgate
by which water is
accumulated
, for
floating
a
boat
over a
shallow
part of a
stream
by its
release
; also, a
dam
or
lock in
a river.
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Synonyms
Staunch
Related
Quell
Forestall
Counteract
Avert
Mollify
Ameliorate
Hasten
Tamp Down
Beat Back
Rhymes
Ranch
Stanch
Haunch
Branch
Blanch
Raunch
Paunch
Staunch
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