stanch

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. stanch¹ (stônch, stänch, stănch) also staunch (stônch, stänch)tr.v. stanched, also staunched stanch·ing, staunch·ing stanch·es, staunch·es
1. To stop or check the flow of (blood or tears, for example).
2. To stop the flow of blood from (a wound).
3. To stop, check, or allay: “My anxiety is stanched; I am at peace” (Scott Turow). See Usage Note at staunch¹. [Middle English stanchen, from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, to stop, probably from Latin stāns, stant- present participle of stāre, to stand. See stā- in Indo-European Roots.] stanchʹer n. II. stanch² (stônch, stänch, stănch)adj.
Variant of staunch¹. See Usage Note at staunch¹.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stem, staunch, halt