What is the meaning of stomach?

noun

  • An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion.
  • 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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APAWordNet. (2010). stomach. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stomach/definitions/1212784
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