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STANCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stop the flow of a liquid

Example:

stem the tide

Synonyms:

halt; stanch; staunch; stem

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "stanch" is one way to...):

check (arrest the motion (of something) abruptly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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