(~er, ~est, ~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ supporter or believer is very loyal to a person, organization, or set of beliefs, and supports them strongly.
He’s a ~ supporter of controls on government spending.
= steadfast
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
He was ~ly opposed to a public confession.
ADV
2.
To ~ the flow of something means to stop it. (FORMAL)
The government claims this is the only way to ~ the annual flow to Germany of hundreds of thousands of refugees...
VERB: V n
3.
To ~ a wound, or to ~ the blood from a wound, means to stop the wound from bleeding. (FORMAL)
Tom tried to ~ the blood with his handkerchief.
VERB: V n