Definition of Stomach

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stomach
v. take into the stomach; endure, tolerate
n. organ which digests food; abdominal region; appetite for food; desire

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Stomach Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Stomach
(v. t.)
To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.
  
(v. t.)
To bear without repugnance; to brook.
  
(v. i.)
To be angry.
  
(n.)
Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness.
  
(n.)
The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef.
  
(n.)
Pride; haughtiness; arrogance.
  
(n.)
Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire.
  
(n.)
An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion, and Gastric juice, under Gastric.
  

WordNet 2.0
stomach

Noun
1. an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
(synonym) tummy, tum, breadbasket
(hypernym) internal organ, viscus
(hyponym) craw, crop
(part-holonym) alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract
(part-meronym) gastric artery, arteria gastrica
2. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
(synonym) abdomen, venter, belly
(hypernym) body part
(hyponym) underbelly, underbody
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
(part-meronym) abdominal aorta
3. an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight"
(hypernym) inclination
4. an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"
(hypernym) appetite, appetency, appetence

Verb
1. bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish"
(hypernym) digest
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"
(synonym) digest, endure, stick out, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
(hyponym) accept, live with, swallow
(verb-group) suffer

Australian Slang
One's belly thinks one's throat is cut
be very hungry

Washboard stomach
stomach with well-defined, well-toned, rippling muscles

Shakespeare Words
STOMACH
courage, stubbornness Appetite, inclination

hEnglish - advanced version
stomach

stomach
\stom"ach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. stomached (?); p. pr. & vb. n. stomaching.] [cf. l. stomachari, v.t. & i., to be angry or vexed at a thing.]
1. to resent; to remember with anger; to dislike. the lion began to show his teeth, and to stomach the affront. the parliament sit in that body to be his counselors and dictators, though he stomach it.
2. to bear without repugnance; to brook. [colloq.]
stomach
\stom"ach\ (?), n. [oe. stomak, f. estomac, l. stomachus, fr. gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.] 1. (anat.) an enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. see digestion, and gastric juice , under gastric.
2. the desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef.
3. hence appetite in general; inclination; desire. he which hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart.
4. violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness. [obs.] stern was his look, and full of stomach vain. this sort of crying proceeding from pride, obstinacy, and stomach, the will, where the fault lies, must be bent.
5. pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [obs.] he was a man of an unbounded stomach.
stomach
pump (med.), a small pump or syringe with a flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or for injecting them into it.
stomach
tube (med.), a long flexible tube for introduction into the stomach.
stomach
worm (zo?l.), the common roundworm (ascaris lumbricoides) found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach.
stomach
\stom"ach\, v. i. to be angry. [obs.]
stomach
n
1. an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: tummy, tum, breadbasket]


2. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: abdomen, venter, belly]


3. an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner" v 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" [syn: endure, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]




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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
stomach
goile

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Cylla
Cylla = n. a maw, stomach


Stomach Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
stomach
An organ that is part of the digestive system. It helps in the digestion of food by mixing it with digestive juices and churning it into a thin liquid.

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
Stomach
A muscular pouch that helps in the digestion of food by mixing it with digestive juices and churning it into a thin liquid.

Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary
Stomach
Large, irregularly shaped sac that is found between the esophagus and the small intestine

NIDDK Digestive Diseases Dictionary
Stomach
(STUH-muk)
The organ between the esophagus and the small intestine. The stomach is where digestion of protein begins.


Stomach Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Stomach
skaun-sa'haf

English - Klingon
stomach
v. burgh


Stomach Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Stomach
In anatomy, the stomach is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. The word stomach is derived from the Latin stomachus, which derives from the Greek word stomachos . The words gastro- and gastric (meaning related to the stomach) are both derived from the Greek word gaster .

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