noun
- An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion.
- synonyms: tummy, tum, breadbasket
- The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
- An inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness.
- usage: "he had no stomach for a fight"
- An appetite for food.
- usage: "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"
verb
- Bear to eat.
- usage: "He cannot stomach raw fish"
- Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
- usage: "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"
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