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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stom•ach /ˈstʌmək/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomya saclike part of the body where food is stored and partially digested:Her stomach was full.
- Anatomythe lower front part of the body, containing the stomach;
the belly or abdomen:The buttons on his shirt were popping from his fat stomach. - desire;
inclination;
liking;
appetite:[used with a negative word or phrase, or in questions]They have no stomach for all this violence.
v. [~ + object* used with a negative word or phrase, or in questions] - to endure or tolerate;
bear:She can't stomach violence.
Idioms- sick to one's stomach, feeling ready to vomit:He felt sick to his stomach and walked quickly to a bathroom.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stom•ach (stum′ək),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy
- 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.
- Invertebrates[Zool.]any analogous digestive cavity or tract in invertebrates.
- Anatomythe part of the body containing the stomach;
belly or abdomen. - appetite for food.
- desire, inclination, or liking:I have no stomach for this trip.
- [Obs.]
- spirit;
courage. - pride;
haughtiness. - resentment;
anger.
v.t. - to endure or tolerate (someone or something):I can't stomach your constant nagging.
- [Obs.]to be offended at or resent.
- Greek stómachos origin, originally, opening; akin to stoma
- Latin stomachus gullet, stomach
- Middle English stomak 1300–50
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bear, stand, abide, countenance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stomach /ˈstʌmək/ n - (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
Related adjective(s): 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
vb (tr; used mainly in negative constructions)- to tolerate; bear: I can't stomach his bragging
- to eat or digest: he cannot stomach oysters
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French stomaque, from Latin stomachus (believed to be the seat of the emotions), from Greek stomakhos, from stoma mouth |