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Definition of 'stomach'

Noun

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

Verb

  1. bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish"
  2. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
       Synonyms: digest endure stick out bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer put up


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