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stomach

/ˈstʌmək/noun, verb2 syllables

Stomach means: put up with something or somebody unpleasant.

Synonyms for stomach24

noun, as in an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

tummy, tum, breadbasket

noun, as in the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

abdomen, venter, belly

verb, as in put up with something or somebody unpleasant

also used for stomach

bouk, gut, guts, maw, put up with

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What does stomach mean?6

verb

1

put up with something or somebody unpleasant“I cannot bear his constant criticism”

2

bear to eat“He cannot stomach raw fish”

noun

1

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

2

the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Stomach in a sentence

  • I'm sick to my stomach, so don't talk to me about food.AlanF_US
  • That night, he became sick with pains in his stomach.Source_VOA
  • When your stomach is busy, digesting a big meal your brain takes a vacation.Source_Benedict_1921
  • To tell the truth, the widow suffered from stomach cancer.unknown
  • After lying down for a short while, my stomach ache calmed down.alphafour
  • Strike on the back, but never on the stomach.sabretou
  • If you take this medicine, the stomach ache will be healed.unknown
  • If your stomach growls in the middle of a test, that's pretty embarrassing.pullnosemans

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of stomach

as a noun

plural
stomachs

as a verb

past tense
stomached
past participle
stomached
present participle
stomaching
third-person singular
stomachs