stanch

[US]/stæntʃ/
[UK]/stæntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi.to cease flowing
adj.firm; watertight; loyal
vt.to stop the flow of (blood or other liquid)

Phrases & Collocations

stanch the flow

stanch the wound

stanch the bleeding

stanch the tide

stanch a leak

stanch the anger

stanch the pain

stanch the crisis

stanch the chaos

stanch the panic

Example Sentences

the nurse worked quickly to stanch the bleeding.

he used a bandage to stanch the flow of blood.

efforts were made to stanch the financial losses.

the government tried to stanch the spread of misinformation.

she applied pressure to stanch the wound.

the team worked to stanch the damage caused by the storm.

they needed to stanch the flow of customers leaving.

doctors rushed to stanch the patient's bleeding.

we must stanch the rising tide of pollution.

to stanch the crisis, they implemented new policies.

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