Definitions for stomach
ˈstʌm əkstom·ach

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket(noun)

   an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

2. abdomen, venter, stomach, belly(noun)

   the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

3. stomach(noun)

   an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness

   "he had no stomach for a fight"

4. stomach(verb)

   an appetite for food

   "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"

5. stomach(verb)

   bear to eat

   "He cannot stomach raw fish"

6. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stomach(Noun)

   An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

   Etymology: From stomak, from estomac, from stomachus, from στόμαχος, from στόμα. Displaced native Middle English mawe (from Old English maga), Middle English bouk (from Old English buc, see bucket).

2. stomach(Noun)

   The belly.

   Etymology: From stomak, from estomac, from stomachus, from στόμαχος, from στόμα. Displaced native Middle English mawe (from Old English maga), Middle English bouk (from Old English buc, see bucket).

3. stomach(Noun)

   Pride, haughtiness.

   Etymology: From stomak, from estomac, from stomachus, from στόμαχος, from στόμα. Displaced native Middle English mawe (from Old English maga), Middle English bouk (from Old English buc, see bucket).

4. stomach(Noun)

   Appetite.

   Etymology: From stomak, from estomac, from stomachus, from στόμαχος, from στόμα. Displaced native Middle English mawe (from Old English maga), Middle English bouk (from Old English buc, see bucket).

5. stomach(Noun)

   Desire, appetite (for something abstract).

   I have no stomach for a fight today.

   Etymology: From stomak, from estomac, from stomachus, from στόμαχος, from στόμα. Displaced native Middle English mawe (from Old English maga), Middle English bouk (from Old English buc, see bucket).

6. stomach(Verb)

   To be able to tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to be able to stand or handle something.

   Etymology: From stomak, from estomac, from stomachus, from στόμαχος, from στόμα. Displaced native Middle English mawe (from Old English maga), Middle English bouk (from Old English buc, see bucket).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stomach(noun)

   an enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion, and Gastric juice, under Gastric

   Etymology: [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

2. Stomach(noun)

   the desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef

   Etymology: [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

3. Stomach(noun)

   hence appetite in general; inclination; desire

   Etymology: [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

4. Stomach(noun)

   violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness

   Etymology: [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

5. Stomach(noun)

   pride; haughtiness; arrogance

   Etymology: [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

6. Stomach(verb)

   to resent; to remember with anger; to dislike

   Etymology: [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

7. Stomach(verb)

   to bear without repugnance; to brook

   Etymology: [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

8. Stomach(verb)

   to be angry

   Etymology: [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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. The stomach is located between the esophagus and the small intestine. It secretes protein-digesting enzymes called protease and strong acids to aid in food digestion, through smooth muscular contortions before sending partially digested food to the small intestines. The word stomach is derived from the Latin stomachus which is derived from the Greek word stomachos, ultimately from stoma, "mouth". The words gastro- and gastric are both derived from the Greek word gaster.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stomach

   stum′ak, n. the strong muscular bag into which the food passes when swallowed, and where it is principally digested: the cavity in any animal for the digestion of its food: appetite, relish for food, inclination generally: disposition, spirit, courage, pride, spleen.—v.t. to brook or put up with: to turn the stomach of: to resent.—adj. Stom′achal.—ns. Stom′acher, a part of the dress covering the front of the body, generally forming the lower part of the bodice in front, sometimes richly ornamented: a large brooch; Stomach′ic, a medicine for the stomach.—adjs. Stomach′ic, -al, pertaining to the stomach: strengthening or promoting the action of the stomach; Stom′achous (Spens.), angry, stout, obstinate.—ns. Stom′ach-pump, a syringe with a flexible tube for withdrawing fluids from the stomach, or injecting them into it; Stom′ach-stag′gers, a disease in horses due to a paralytic affection of the stomach. [O. Fr. estomac—L. stomachus—Gr. stomachos, the throat, stomach—stoma, a mouth.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stomach

   An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stomach

   An organ of the body of a human being or animal.

   The stomach is a facet of the body of an animal or human being.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 10, 2020  

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stomach

   that portion of the alimentary canal, immediately following the gizzard and preceding the ileum, into which most of the digestive juices are poured = chylific ventricle.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stomach' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3353

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stomach' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3368

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stomach' in Nouns Frequency: #1350

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1. Satchmo

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stomach in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stomach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of stomach in a Sentence

1. Mia Deukmejian:

   When I was smelling it, I would try to cup my hands over my mouth and try to breathe less, breathe the air less, i've had headaches and stomach aches.

2. Brittany Young:

   I got in the shower, not even five minutes after that, I was like, my stomach is still hurting. Not even five seconds (later), I had to push.

3. Robert McClenaghan:

   My stomach is churning at all that's happening, we are in danger of a return to conflict - at a low intensity level - if those funds are taken away.

4. Chris Fox:

   Every time I think about it, it makes me sick to my stomach. It’s horrible, because he’s an innocent bear minding his own business, just searching for food. Never got into trouble, never harmed anybody and you have this idiot who tracked him to hunt him, to kill him.

5. St. Jerome:

   For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.

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