vverb.changestop the flow of a liquidSynset:halt stanch stem
Examples:- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
Derivationally Related Form:halt
Hypernyms:check
Inherited Hypernyms:stemcheckstop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allfirm and dependable especially in loyaltySynset:steadfast unswerving
Examples:- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
Antonyms:inconstant
Derivationally Related Form:staunchnesssteadfastness
Inherited Hypernyms:steadfast
Similar to:constant