staunch
verb/stɔːntʃ/
/stɔːntʃ/
(also stanch especially in North American English)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they staunch | /stɔːntʃ/ /stɔːntʃ/ |
| he / she / it staunches | /ˈstɔːntʃɪz/ /ˈstɔːntʃɪz/ |
| past simple staunched | /stɔːntʃt/ /stɔːntʃt/ |
| past participle staunched | /stɔːntʃt/ /stɔːntʃt/ |
| -ing form staunching | /ˈstɔːntʃɪŋ/ /ˈstɔːntʃɪŋ/ |
- staunch something to stop the flow of something, especially blood
- Customs officers are struggling to staunch the flow of illegal imports.
- He bound his thigh firmly to staunch the flow of blood.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStaunch is used with these nouns as the object:- bleeding
- flow
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French estanchier, from the base of the adjective staunch.
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