staunch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: staunch	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for staunch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
staunch adj firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" Synonym(s): steadfast, staunch, unswerving v stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" Synonym(s): stem, stanch, staunch, halt
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stanch \Stanch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stanched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stanching}.] [OF. estanchier, F. [82]tancher to stpo a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr., Sp., & Pg. estancar, It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare, stagnare, to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant. See {Stagnate}.] 1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound. [Written also {staunch}.] Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose. --Bacon. 2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stanch \Stanch\, a. [Compar. {Stancher}; superl. {Stanchest}.] [From {Stanch}, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See {Stanch}, v. t.] [Written also {staunch}.] 1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship. One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. --Evelyn. 2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent. --V. Knox. In politics I hear you 're stanch. --Prior. 3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.] This to be kept stanch. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Staunch \Staunch\, Staunchly \Staunch"ly\, Staunchness \Staunch"ness\, etc. See {Stanch}, {Stanchly}, etc.