stomach
//ˈstʌmək//
Forms
- Plural
- stomachs
- present (v1)
- stomach
- past (v2)
- stomached
- past participle (v3)
- stomached
- present participle
- stomaching
- 3rd person singular
- stomachs
Definitions
1.An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
- Our stomachs and livers have an enzyme known as alcohol dehydrogenase that breaks down ethanol to make it less toxic for our bodies, said Atlanta gastroenterologist Dr. Preston Stewart.
2.The belly.(informal)
- Why did you hit me in the stomach?
3.A desire, an appetite (for something abstract).
- I have no stomach for a fight today.
- At the moment, I don’t know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart, so I’m not working away on one of those.
4.The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach.
- My stomach is clenched with hunger.
- You shouldn't be drinking on an empty stomach.
1.To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
- I really can’t stomach jobs involving that much paperwork, but some people seem to tolerate them.
- I can't stomach her cooking.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2728
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Partially displaced native Old English maga, whence Modern English maw.