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stanch

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to stop or restrict the flow of something

In a sentence

Stanch in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing stanch in a sentence.

The medic worked quickly to stanch the bleeding.

Synonyms
staunchstemhalt
Antonyms
releaseunleash
Common questions

Questions about “stanch

Stanch (verb) means to stop or restrict the flow of something
Here is stanch used in an example sentence: "The medic worked quickly to stanch the bleeding."
Common synonyms for stanch include staunch, stem, halt.
Antonyms of stanch include release, unleash.
Stanch is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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