staunches

Checks the bleeding

Staunches is the verb form of staunch, meaning to stop or check the flow of something, especially blood: She staunched the wound with a towel.

By extension, it applies to stopping any outward flow: The company tried to staunch the leak of confidential information.

Also spelled stanches.

bleeding

hemorrhage

Profuse discharge of blood

  • woundCoiled, or an injury
  • flowUnbroken forward movement
  • tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage

compress · pressure · clot · bandage · gauze · bleeding · artery · blood · stemming · first aid

support

defender

One who guards another

advocate · champion · stalwart · devotee · faithful · reliable · steadfast · unwavering · committed · dedicated

halting

stops

Ceases to continue

arrests · blocks · prevents · impedes · restrains · contains · controls · suppresses · quells · curtails

Opposites
flow control

staunchesreleases

Lets go or publishes

opens · unleashes · increases · pours · spills

containment vs release

staunchesliberates

Sets free from captivity

frees · unblocks · unclogs · breaches · ruptures

Family

staunch, staunchly, staunched, staunchness, staunching, staunchest, stauncher

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