stanch means possibly strictly.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, stanch ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.
stanch is pronounced /stɑːn(t)ʃ/.
Etymology
From Middle English stanch, a variant of staunch, staunche (“(adjective) in good condition or repair; solidly made, firm; watertight; of a person or wound: not bleeding; certain; intact; (adverb) firmly, soundly”) [and other forms]; see further at staunch.
verb
- To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
- To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).; To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.e.g.“A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary.”
- To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).; To make (a building or other structure) watertight or weatherproof.e.g.“His gathered sticks to stanch the wall / Of the snow-tower, when snow should fall; […]” — 1847, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Threnody”, in Poems, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC, page 240:
- To check or stop, or deter (an action).
- 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 (as a fire, anger, etc.); also, to quench or satisfy (as 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
- 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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