adjective
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Archaic spelling of staunch.
adverb
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(obsolete) Possibly strictly.
verb
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(transitive, archaic except poetic) To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
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(transitive) To check or stop, or deter (an action).
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(transitive, obsolete) To extinguish or put out (a fire, anger, etc.); also, to quench or satisfy (desire, hunger, thirst, etc.).
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(intransitive, also reflexive) Of bleeding: to stop.
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(intransitive, also reflexive, obsolete) Of an occurrence or other thing: to come to an end; to cease; also, of persons: to stop acting violently.
noun
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Alternative spelling of staunch (“that which stanches; act of stanching”)
noun
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A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release; also, a dam or lock in a river.