From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstanchstanch /stɑːntʃ $ stɒːntʃ, stɑːntʃ/ verb [transitive] x-refan American spelling of staunch2→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
stanch• And at first I tried to stanch my panic by telling myself it was only that: a show of freedom.• The lack of scientific basis for many of the worries doesn't stanch the flood.• In shock, I tied my sock around the worst-cut foot to try and stanch the flow of blood. 