Stanch

stanch, v. [stanched (stancht), stanch- ing.] To stop the flowing of (blood); to dry up. —v. To stop, cease to flow. — a. Strong and tight; sound; firm; firm in principle; constant and zealous; hearty: steady. [OF. estancher, to stanch (blood), slake or quench (hunger, thirst, etc.), LL. stan care, to stanch (blood), starcca, a dam: theadj.fr. F. p. p. estanche", stopped, stayed, Sp. stanco, water-tight (said of a ship); stagnant.]—Stanch'er, n. One who, or that which, stanches or stops the flowing, as of blood. — Stancb/ne , n. The state of being stanch; soundne ; firmne in principle; closene of adherence. — Stanchion, stan's hun, n. A prop or support; a small post: one of 2 upright bars between which the head of a cow, etc., confined when in the stall. [OF. estancon, a prop, stay.] Stand, stand, [stood (stot>d), standing.] To remain at rest in an erect position; to rest on the feet, neither lying nor sitting; to continue upright, fixed by the roots or fastenings; to remain firm on a foundation; to occupy (its place); to be situated or located; to cease from progre , stop, pause, halt; to remain without rum or injury, endure to find endurance, strength, or resources; to maintain one's ground, be acquitted; to maintain an invincible or linger or ink, then, boNboN, chair, get. 584 STANDARD 564 permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to adhere to fixed principles, maintain moral rectitude to have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in some particular state; to be. (Naut.) To hold a course at sea. {Law.) To be or remain as con- — tinue in force; to appear in court. v. To endure, sustain, bear; to resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand; to yield to, abide by, admit. n. A place, or post, where one stands; a station in a city for carriages; a stop; halt; an erection for spectators; something on which a thing rests or is laid; any frame on which ve els and utensils may be laid; place where a witne stands to testify in court; act of opposing; resistance. [AS., OHG., and Goth, stand an, Ic. stand a, D. staan, L. stare, Gr. his ten a i (imp. esten), Skr. stha, to stand; understand, withstand, stable, establish, stage, stamen, constable, stay, arrest, contrast, obstacle, obstetric, rest, state, station, statute, estate, armistice, constitute, destitute, interstice, solstice, superstition, circumstance, constant, extant, instantaneous, stanza, substance, a ist, exist, stagnate, stanch, tank, stolid, sterile, destine, obstinate, predestinate, stop, stupid, stevedore, etc. (preceding F. and L.), also stoic, statics, stereoscope, apostasy, ecstasy, metastasis, system, stole, epistle, apostle, stethoscope, etc. (preceding Gr.), also, fr. various sources, staple, step, stab, stub (q. v.), stump, staff, stamp, stall, stale, stalk, stout, stem, stammer, stumble, stead, steady, stud, steed, stithy, stare, steer, steel, stool, stow, store, ston/0 — To stand by. To be near, be present; to maintain, defend, support. — To s.for. To offer one's self as a candidate to side with, support, maintain, or profe or attempt to maintain; to be in the place of. (Naut.) To direct the course toward. — To in hand. To be conducive to one's interest, be serviceable or advantageous. — To out. To project, be — prominent; to persist in opposition or resistance. To To ply, urge, persevere in using; to remain fixed in a purpose or opinion; to adhere to (a contract, a ertion, promise, etc.) to maintain the ground; to be consistent with. — To up for. To defend, justify, support or attempt to support. — To fire. To receive the fire of arms from an enemy without giving way. — To Stoutly to endure; to maintain one's ground or state. — To one's ground. To maintain one's position. — To trial. To sustain the trial or examination of a cause. — To be at a To stop on account of some doubt or difficulty; to be perplexed, be embarra ed. — To make a To halt for the purpose of offering resistance to a pursuing enemy. — Stand'er, n. — Stand'ing, p. a. Established, by law, custom, etc. settled permanent not temporary not flowing stagnant not movable; fixed; remaining erect; not cut down. n. Act of stopping or coining to a stand; state of being erect upon the feet; stand; duration or existence; continuance; po e ion of an office, character, or place; power to stand; condition in society; reputation rank. — Stand'ish, n. A stand or case for pen and ink. [Fr. staiul and dish.] — Stand'- point, n. A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; point of view. — n. A standing without moving forward a stop.