STAUNCH


Meaning of STAUNCH in English

(STOP), US also stanch [verb] [T] - to stop something happening, or to stop liquid, esp. blood, from flowing outThe country's asylum laws were amended to staunch the flow/flood of economic migrants.To staunch the financial losses, the Glasgow factory was closed.Mike pressed hard on the wound and staunched the flow of blood.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.