noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is staunched or stopped.
2. 2
   A stanchion. obsolete

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of staunch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

unswervingdeterminedpersistentsteadfastunyieldingadamant

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