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Staunch

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Verb

1. halt, stanch, staunch, stem

stop the flow of a liquid

Example Sentences:
'staunch the blood flow'
'stem the tide'

Adjective

2. staunch, steadfast, unswerving

firm and dependable especially in loyalty

Example Sentences:
'a steadfast ally'
'a staunch defender of free speech'
'unswerving devotion'
'unswerving allegiance'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Staunch

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adjective
1. 
loyal, firm, and dependable
a staunch supporter
2. 
solid or substantial in construction
3. rare
(of a ship, etc) watertight; seaworthy
verb, noun
a variant spelling of stanch1

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Staunch

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verb transitive
1. 
to stop or check (the flow of blood or of tears, etc.) from (a wound, opening, etc.)
2. 
a. 
to stop or lessen (the flow or drain of funds, resources, etc.)
b. 
to stop up or close off (a source of draining or leakage)
3.  Chiefly Dialectal
a. 
to quench; quell
b. 
to allay; appease
verb intransitive
4. 
to cease flowing or draining out or away
adjective
5. 
watertight; seaworthy
a staunch ship
6. 
firm; steadfast; loyal
a staunch supporter
7. 
strong; solidly made; substantial

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Staunch

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adj. staunch·er, staunch·est also stanch·er or stanch·est
1. Firm and steadfast; loyal or true. See Synonyms at faithful.
2. Having a strong or substantial construction or constitution: "the staunch turrets of the fortified city walls" (Robert Rosenberg).
v.
Variant of stanch1.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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