Stanch vs Strong - What's the difference?
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To stop the flow of.
* Francis Bacon
To cease, as the flowing of blood.
* Bible, Luke viii. 44
To prop; to make stanch, or strong.
* Emerson
To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.
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.
Strong and tight; sound; firm.
* Evelyn
Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steadfast.
* Prior
Close; secret; private.
* John Locke
Capable of producing great physical force.
Capable of withstanding great physical force.
fast moving water, wind, etc, which has a lot of power.
Determined; unyielding.
* , chapter=10
, title= Highly stimulating to the senses.
Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
(military) Not easily subdued or taken.
(slang, US) Impressive, good.
Having a specified number of people or units.
(of a disease or symptom) (l) (very bad or intense)
* 2005 , Andrew Gaeddert, Healing Immune Disorders: Natural Defense-Building Solutions , North Atlantic Books,
(mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a statement which it implies.)
In a strong manner.
Stanch is a related term of strong.
As a verb stanch
is to stop the flow of.As a noun stanch
is that which stanches or checks.As an adjective stanch
is strong and tight; sound; firm.As a proper noun strong is
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Alternative forms
* staunchVerb
(es)- A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary.
- Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose.
- Immediately her issue of blood stanched .
- His gathered sticks to stanch the wall / Of the snow tower when snow should fall.
Noun
(es)- (Knight)
Adjective
(er)- a stanch ship
- One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty.
- a stanch''' churchman; a '''stanch friend or adherent
- In politics I hear you're stanch .
- this to be kept stanch
Anagrams
* *strong
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Alternative forms
* (dialectal)Adjective
(er)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong , like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
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