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 inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; he had no stomach for a fight'

  4. an appetite for food; exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner'

    stomach (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; She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

    [ Syn: digest , endure , stick out , bear , stand , tolerate , support , brook , abide , suffer , put up ]

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