staunched
past simple and past participle ofstaunch
staunch
verb[T]
uk/stɔːntʃ/us/stɑːntʃ/(USalsostanch)tostopsomethinghappening, or tostopliquid,especiallyblood, fromflowingout:
The country'sasylumlawswereamendedto staunch theflow/floodofeconomicmigrants.
Mikepressedhard on thewoundand staunched theflowofblood.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- cure
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
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Movement of liquids
Examplesofstaunched
staunched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Blood was collected in a 1.6 ml microcentrifuge tube and the flow thenstaunched.
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Furthermore, by bringing the industry under greater government control, the widespread illegal cutting of trees for charcoal and evasion of fees could hopefully bestaunched.
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That is something that has to bestaunched.
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The leak was entirelystaunchedby the following morning.
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During those 12 years much of the nation's life blood that has been poured upon our highways could have beenstaunchedand saved.
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In particular, the deregistration of so many commons, which is taking place at an alarming rate, is a haemorrhage which must bestaunchedmost urgently.
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A year later the bleeding has not beenstaunched.
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If, instead of abandoning the pledge, they had renewed it, that would have been the one thing that would havestaunchedthe flow coming into this country.
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There is never enough money to do all the work because there is always a problem: when the crisis isstaunchedin one area, problems can arise in another.
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In the national interest, we must all hope that the flow of early retirement of those who wish to go into civilian life will bestaunched.
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The blood has not beenstaunched.
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Britain's shipping is suffering from a haemorrhage, with no signs of it beingstaunched.
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In order to cure any illness, repentance was a crucial factor in ensuring that the loss of qi could bestaunched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the bleeding is notstaunchedto the referee's satisfaction, the player must then leave the field for further attention.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jaufre pardons him, and has his woundsstaunched.
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
- misjudged
- misjudging
- misjudgment