Stomach - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstʌmək|  American pronunciation of the word stomach
Brit.  |ˈstʌmək|  British pronunciation of the word stomach

noun

- an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion (syn: breadbasket, tum, tummy)
- the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis (syn: abdomen, belly, venter)
- an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
he had no stomach for a fight
- an appetite for food
exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner

verb

- bear to eat
He cannot stomach raw fish
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant (syn: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, suffer, support, tolerate)

Extra examples

She has problems with her stomach.

I've had enough to eat. My stomach is full.

He was lying on his stomach.

He could not stomach the study of the Latin language.

Some of us were so much stomached, that we did not much like to go.

He turned round and punched Carlos in the stomach.

A 26% water rate increase is more than most residents can stomach.

Rob found Cathy's attitude hard to stomach.

I've never been able to stomach seafood.

He cannot stomach raw fish

The baby rolled over onto his stomach.

She had a queasy feeling in her stomach.

He hit him with two quick lefts to the stomach followed by a right to the jaw.

The medication may upset your stomach but if you experience acute abdominal pain call your doctor.

His attacker kneed him in the stomach.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: stomach
he/she/it: stomachs
present participle: stomaching
past tense: stomached
past participle: stomached
noun
singular: stomach
plural: stomachs
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