stanch

🇺🇸 /stɑːntʃ/ 🇬🇧 /stɑːntʃ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to completely stop the flow of a liquid, like blood

The nurse quickly stanch the bleeding from the patient's wound.

translation

v. to completely stop the flow of a liquid, like blood

Word Forms

3rd Present stanches
Past stanched
Perfect stanched
Progressive stanching