stanch

Questions about stanch

What does stanch mean?

stanch means "stop the flow of a liquid".

How many syllables are in stanch?

stanch has 1 syllable: stanch. In IPA it is /ˈstæntʃ/.

What is another word for stanch?

Close synonyms include stem, staunch, halt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stanch a common word?

stanch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.