·vt Close; secret; private.
II. Stanch ·noun That which stanches or checks.
III. Stanch ·vi To cease, as the flowing of blood.
IV. Stanch ·vt Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
V. Stanch ·vt To Prop; to make stanch, or strong.
VI. Stanch ·vt To Extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.
VII. Stanch ·noun A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.
VIII. Stanch ·vt Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent.
IX. Stanch ·vt To stop the flowing of, as blood; to Check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.