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Stanch vs Stance - What's the difference?

stanch | stance |

As nouns the difference between stanch and stance

is that stanch is that which stanches or checks while stance is the manner, posture, or pose in which one stands.

As a verb stanch

is to stop the flow of.

As an adjective stanch

is strong and tight; sound; firm.

stanch

English

Alternative forms

* staunch

Verb

(es)
  • To stop the flow of.
    • A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose.
  • To cease, as the flowing of blood.
  • * Bible, Luke viii. 44
    • Immediately her issue of blood stanched .
  • To prop; to make stanch, or strong.
  • * Emerson
    • His gathered sticks to stanch the wall / Of the snow tower when snow should fall.
  • To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.

    • Noun

    (es)
  • That which stanches or checks.
  • A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.
    • (Knight)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Strong and tight; sound; firm.
    • a stanch ship
  • * Evelyn
    • One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty.
  • Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steadfast.
    • a stanch''' churchman; a '''stanch friend or adherent
  • * Prior
    • In politics I hear you're stanch .
  • Close; secret; private.
  • * John Locke
    • this to be kept stanch

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    stance

    English

    (wikipedia stance)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The manner, posture, or pose in which one stands.
    • The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.
  • One’s opinion or point of view.
    • I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 23 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=His stance as being against the world of finance and his proposal of a 75% tax on incomes over €1m (£817,000) was approved by a majority in polls. He was convinced that his more measured, if ploddingly serious, style would win out with an electorate tired of Sarkozy's bling and frenetic policy initiatives.}}
  • (Scotland) A station; a position; a site; a stopping place for buses at a bus station
    • (Sir Walter Scott)
  • (obsolete) A stanza.
    • (Chapman)

    Synonyms

    * opinion * position * stand

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