stanch

Meanings

Plural: stanch, stanched, stanches

Verb

stop the flow of a liquid
To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.
To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
To make (a building or other structure) watertight or weatherproof.
To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
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 (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.

Adj

Archaic spelling of staunch.

Adv

Possibly strictly.

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.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

halt, staunch, stem

Scrabble Score: 11

stanch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stanch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stanch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

stanch is a valid Words With Friends word