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Meanings of stanch in inglés

portugués
estancar
catalán
estroncar

Stop the flow of a liquid.

estancar
Usage of stanch in inglés
1
The sole question that remained was how best to stanch the wound.
A Game of Thrones
2
He was my stanch friend throughout the term of our joint service.
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
3
You might say so if all were as stanch as you, Councillor.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
4
As usual, the Swiss Guard was stanch, but the French soldiers faltered.
France in the Nineteenth Century
5
You cannot stanch it, you cannot drain it, you cannot sweeten it.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Psalms
6
But the Abaris seemed a stanch craft indeed, especially for an airship.
Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
7
Mr. Mallery, you are a stanch upholder of the cause, I believe.
Three People
8
They found her stanch and tight, and seemingly as good as new.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
9
So stanch a race was sure to be converted only very slowly.
Historical Lectures and Essays
10
It was a heavy, slow, but luckily a stanch and seaworthy boat.
Sally Dows
11
Still he is stanch, and expects a boy to serve him faithfully.
Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
12
We Carvels, Mr. Allen, have ever been stanch to Church and King.
Richard Carvel — Volume 01
13
Umbo stared at his palm, making no effort to stanch the bleeding.
Pathfinder
14
Graham, at least, was stanch and steadfast, not a weathercock like Cutler.
An Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian Frontier
15
But he's a splendid fellow, and to me was a stanch friend.
Orley Farm
16
He was rather her stanch friend, her genial but most considerate companion.
His Sombre Rivals
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Stanch through the time
Stanch across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common