stanch

1. (US, especially, poetic, transitive)To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).

   остана́вливатьostanávlivatʹ

   stop the flow of a liquid

2. To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).

   (US, especially, poetic, transitive)To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.

   A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary.

   stillen, stoppen

   остана́вливать кровотече́ниеostanávlivatʹ

3. (US, especially, poetic, transitive)To make (a building or other structure) watertight or weatherproof.

4. (US, especially, transitive)To check or stop, or deter (an action).

   beenden, stoppen

5. To check or stop, or deter (an action).

   (US, especially, transitive)To stop the progression of (an illness); also, to alleviate (pain); often followed by of: to relieve (someone's) pain.

6. (US, also, especially, intransitive, reflexive)Of bleeding: to stop.

7. (US, especially, obsolete, transitive)To extinguish or put out (as a fire, anger, etc.); also, to quench or satisfy (as desire, hunger, thirst, etc.).

8. (US, also, especially, intransitive, obsolete, reflexive)Of an occurrence or other thing: to come to an end; to cease; also, of persons: to stop acting violently.

1. The doctor was finally able to stanch the flow of blood.

   deEs gelang dem Arzt endlich, die Blutung zu stoppen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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