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stomach

SaySTUM-uhk/ˈstʌmək/AUS/ˈstɐmək/

Pluralstomachs

Verbstomachs, stomaching, stomached

9 meanings of stomach

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  1. 1
    body organnouncountable or uncountable
    The body part that holds food and starts breaking it down after you eat.

    Like a bag inside your body that holds food right after you swallow it.

    After the big meal, my stomach felt completely full.

    Acid in your stomach helps break down the food you swallow.

    UsageSay on an empty stomach or I have a stomachache.

    Similarmaw

  2. 2
    bellynouncountable or uncountable
    The soft front part of your body below your chest.

    He patted his stomach after finishing dinner.

    She lay on the beach with the sun warming her stomach.

    UsageSay lie on your stomach.

    Similarbelly, tummy, gut, abdomen, guts

  3. 3
    put up withverbtransitive
    To be able to accept something unpleasant without being too upset.

    Like swallowing food you don't like just to get through dinner.

    I can't stomach the sight of blood.

    She somehow stomached the long, boring meeting.

    UsageMostly in can't stomach something.

    Similarstand, tolerate, bear, endure, abide

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  4. 4
    willingnessnounfigurativelycountable or uncountable
    The wish or willingness to do something hard or unpleasant.

    Like not feeling up for something hard, the way you don't feel hungry for more food.

    He had no stomach for another argument.

    She lost her stomach for the long fight ahead.

    UsageSay no stomach for something.

    Similarappetite, desire, inclination, taste, heart

    Oppositeaversion, reluctance, distaste

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Origin

It came through Old French from Latin stomachus, which came from Greek stómakhos, from stóma meaning "mouth."

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