stomach stomach /ˈstʌmək/

noun

1. () An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion  ( breadbasket , tum , tummy [Informal] , stomach )
   an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
    The stomach is a muscular sac that breaks down food and mixes it with digestive juices
   The stomach is a muscular sac that breaks down food and mixes it with digestive juices
   
   
2. () The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis  ( venter , abdomen , stomach , belly )
   the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
    The pain in my abdomen has been bothering me for days
   The pain in my abdomen has been bothering me for days
   
   
3. An appetite for food  ( stomach )
   an appetite for food
    Exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner
   exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner
   
4. An inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness  ( stomach )
   an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
    He had no stomach for a fight
   he had no stomach for a fight
   

verb

1. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant  ( digest , stick out , stomach , abide , brook , endure , put up , support , tolerate , bear , stand , suffer )
   put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    I cannot bear his constant criticism
   I cannot bear his constant criticism
    The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
   The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
    He learned to tolerate the heat
   he learned to tolerate the heat
    She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
   She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
   
2. Bear to eat  ( stomach )
   bear to eat
    He cannot stomach raw fish
   He cannot stomach raw fish