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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
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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
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï 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
He described another incident a year later when he alleged Gjert kicked him in the stomach after he fell off a scooter.
It marked Hernández’s first game since the Tokyo Series because of a stomach illness that sidelined him for the team’s sweep of the Tigers last weekend.
Then, on Thursday, Hernández was absent again during the club’s 2024 World Series banner raising, unable to make it to the ballpark for the Dodgers’ home opener while battling a stomach illness.
Betts has been battling a stomach illness since the Dodgers’ trip to Tokyo, where he was sent home early.
When a colleague asks him how he can stomach such a thing while eating, Doo-man replies that the food fuels his “shaman’s eyes,†which he uses to identify potential suspects.
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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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