stanch

• Verb, das das Stillen oder Zum-Stillstand-Bringen einer Flüssigkeit, besonders Blut, bezeichnet; im übertragenen Sinn auch das Einhalt gebieten oder Unterdrücken von etwas Unerwünschtem.

A verb used to indicate the act of stopping the flow of a liquid, especially blood, or metaphorically to check or stop something undesirable.

1. Stop the flow of bloodC1formalmedical

   To stop or restrict the flow of blood from a wound.

   Blutung stillen

   • The nurse used a bandage to stanch the bleeding.
   • He applied pressure to stanch the wound.
   • Doctors worked quickly to stanch the hemorrhage.

   Synonymearrestcheckcontrolcurbhaltrestrainstemstop

2. Stop or check a flowC1formal

   To stop or prevent the spread or continuation of something, such as a liquid or a problem.

   Eindämmen

   • The government tried to stanch the outflow of capital.
   • They built a dam to stanch the floodwaters.
   • Efforts were made to stanch the loss of jobs in the industry.

   Synonymecheckcurbhaltrestrainstemstop

   Antonymeallowencourageincreaseintensifyletpromotereleasestart