vt close; secret; private.
2. stanch ·noun that which stanches or checks.
3. stanch ·vi to cease, as the flowing of blood.
4. stanch ·vt strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
5. stanch ·vt to prop; to make stanch, or strong.
6. stanch ·vt to extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.
7. stanch ·noun a flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.
8. stanch ·vt firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent.
9. stanch ·vt to stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.