verb
- past tense of stanch; stopped the flow of blood or other liquid
Examples
- The nurse stanched the bleeding with a clean bandage.
- He stanched the wound quickly to prevent further blood loss.
- The doctor stanched the flow of blood from the cut.
- She stanched her tears and tried to compose herself.
- The medic stanched the soldier’s injuries on the battlefield.
- They stanched the leak in the pipe with emergency sealant.