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stomach
[ stuhm-uhk ]
noun
- Anatomy, Zoology.
- a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
- such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
- any one of these sections.
- Zoology. any analogous digestive cavity or tract in invertebrates.
- the part of the body containing the stomach; belly or abdomen.
- appetite for food.
- desire, inclination, or liking:
I have no stomach for this trip.
- Obsolete.
- spirit; courage.
- pride; haughtiness.
- resentment; anger.
verb (used with object)
- to endure or tolerate (someone or something):
I can't stomach your constant nagging.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Obsolete. to be offended at or resent.
stomach
/ ˈʌə /
noun
- (in vertebrates) the enlarged muscular saclike part of the alimentary canal in which food is stored until it has been partially digested and rendered into chyme gastric
- the corresponding digestive organ in invertebrates
- the abdominal region
- desire, appetite, or inclination
I have no stomach for arguments
- an archaic word for temper
- an obsolete word for pride
verb
- to tolerate; bear
I can't stomach his bragging
- to eat or digest
he cannot stomach oysters
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stomach1
Idioms and Phrases
see butterflies in one's stomach ; can't stand (stomach) the sight of ; eyes are bigger than one's stomach ; no stomach for ; sick to one's stomach ; turn one's stomach .Example Sentences
Johnson added that he’s “just sick to my stomach that the Lakers lost this game after being in control most of the 2nd half.”
Doncic, who played with a stomach bug in Game 3, looked far more like himself in Game 4.
“I think I’m going to puke,” he said, hand on his stomach.
Especially in springtime, you’ll find some have vibrant blue patches brightening their stomachs and throats, hence their other name: “blue bellies.”
"The worst thing is when the stomach is full, but the brain is not filled," Muhammad Ramadan, a student protester in Bandung, told BBC Indonesian - referring to Prabowo's school meals plan.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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