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Definition of stanch verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stanch

verb
 
/stɑːntʃ/
 
/stɑːntʃ/
(especially North American English)
(also staunch British and North American English)
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they stanch
 
/stɑːntʃ/
 
/stɑːntʃ/
he / she / it stanches
 
/ˈstɑːntʃɪz/
 
/ˈstɑːntʃɪz/
past simple stanched
 
/stɑːntʃt/
 
/stɑːntʃt/
past participle stanched
 
/stɑːntʃt/
 
/stɑːntʃt/
-ing form stanching
 
/ˈstɑːntʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈstɑːntʃɪŋ/
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  1. stanch something to stop the flow of something, especially blood
See stanch in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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