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| stom·ach [ stúmmək ] |
noun (plural stom·achs) |
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1. vertebrates' digestive organ: an organ resembling a sac in which food is mixed and partially digested. It forms part of the digestive tract of vertebrates and is situated between the esophagus and the small intestine.
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2. abdomen: the abdomen of a vertebrate
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3. compartment of animal's stomach: a digestive chamber in the four-part stomach of ruminant animals
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4. invertebrates' digestive organ: a digestive organ in some invertebrate animals in which food is mixed, stored, and partially digested
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5. seat of unpleasant feelings: the part of the body in which disgust, nausea, and fear are experienced
  The very idea makes me sick to my stomach.
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6. resistance to unpleasantness: the ability to withstand disgust, nausea, or fear
This is not a job for someone with a weak stomach.
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7. willingness to do something: an appetite or willingness to do something or tolerate something
no stomach for a fight
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transitive verb (past and past participle stom·ached, present participle stom·ach·ing, 3rd person present singular stom·achs) |
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tolerate something: to put up with something
I find their gloating hard to stomach.
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| [14th century. Via French and Latin< Greek stomakhos "throat, gullet" < stoma "mouth"] |
