Meaning & use
Stanch
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To stop or check the flow of something, especially blood from a wound.
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Paramedics worked to stanch the bleeding before the ambulance arrived.
The government scrambled to stanch the outflow of capital from the country.
A note on using this word
Stanch is also used as an adjective meaning loyal or steadfast, as in 'a stanch supporter,' though 'staunch' is the more common spelling in that sense.
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2. adjective
Loyal and steadfast in one's support or beliefs.
He remained a stanch defender of the policy despite public criticism.
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