stomach
[ stuhm-uhk ]
/ ˈstʌm ək /
noun
verb (used with object)
to endure or tolerate (someone or something): I can't stomach your constant nagging.
Obsolete.
to be offended at or resent.
Origin of stomach
1300–50; Middle English
stomak < Latin
stomachus gullet, stomach < Greek
stómachos orig., opening; akin to
stoma
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British Dictionary definitions for stomach
stomach
/ (ˈstʌmək) /
noun
verb (tr; used mainly in negative constructions)
to tolerate; bear
I can't stomach his bragging
to eat or digest
he cannot stomach oysters
Word Origin for stomach
C14: from Old French
stomaque, from Latin
stomachus (believed to be the seat of the emotions), from Greek
stomakhos, from
stoma mouth
Medical definitions for stomach
stomach
[ stŭm′ək ]
n.
The enlarged saclike portion of the digestive tract between the esophagus and small intestine, lying just beneath the diaphragm.
Scientific definitions for stomach
stomach
[ stŭm′ək ]
A saclike muscular organ in vertebrate animals that stores and breaks down ingested food. Food enters the stomach from the esophagus and passes to the small intestine through the pylorus. Glands in the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and the digestive enzyme pepsin.
A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided (the rumen, reticulum, omasum, or abomasum).
Cultural definitions for stomach
stomach
An organ in the digestive system, on the left side of the body behind the lower rib cage, that receives chewed food from the esophagus. Tiny glands in the stomach's lining secrete gastric juice, which contains acids, mucus, and enzymes. This fluid, along with the muscular churning actions of the stomach, helps transform food into a thick, semifluid mass that can be passed into the small intestine for digestion.
Idioms and Phrases with stomach
stomach
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.