STOMACH

Stomach

The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the digestion system which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects, and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .

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stomach

Noun

  1. An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
  2. The belly.
  3. Pride, haughtiness.
  4. Appetite.
    a good stomach for roast beef
  5. Desire, appetite (for something abstract).
    I have no stomach for a fight today.

Verb

  1. To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
    I really can’t stomach jobs involving that much paperwork, but some people seem to tolerate them.
    I can't stomach her cooking.
  2. To be angry.
  3. To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.


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