verb
- stops or checks the flow of blood or other liquid
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘stanch’
Examples
- The nurse stanches the bleeding with a clean bandage.
- He quickly stanches the wound with pressure.
- The doctor stanches the flow of blood during surgery.
- She stanches her tears and tries to stay strong.
- The tourniquet stanches the bleeding effectively.
- He stanches the leak in the pipe with tape.