Definition of "stanches" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stanch. (verb)

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• "U.S. officials want Europeans to create a "firewall" that stanches fear of a broader contagion in Europe and calms investors."
• "Squandering ooze to squeezed 'dough, crust, dust; stanches, starches ..."
• "I think I have to wait until the blood stanches before I do that again."