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to staunch
01
to stop or halt something, especially bleeding or the spread of something undesirable
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
staunch
3rd person singular
staunches
Past simple
staunched
Past participle
staunched
Examples
The nurse staunches the bleeding with a pressure bandage, preventing further blood loss.
Lexical Tree
staunchly
staunchness
staunch
