(transitive) To stop the flow of (something). / (intransitive) To cease, as the flowing of blood. / (transitive) To prop; to make stanch, or strong. / To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.

That which stanches or checks a flow. / A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.

Strong and tight; sound; firm. / Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steadfast. / Close; secret; private.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stanch

simple past tense and past participle of stanch

present participle of stanch

(obsolete) A stanchion.

The quality or state of being stanch.

plural of stanching

A vertical pole, post, or support. / A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.