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cutaway of an adult human stomach
stom·ach
(stŭm′ək)n.
1.
a. The enlarged, saclike portion of the digestive tract, one of the principal organs of digestion, located in vertebrates between the esophagus and the small intestine.
b. A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
c. Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided.
2. The abdomen or belly.
3. An appetite for food.
4. A desire or inclination, especially for something difficult or unpleasant: had no stomach for quarrels.
5. Courage; spirit.
6. Obsolete Pride.
tr.v. stom·ached, stom·ach·ing, stom·achs
1. To bear; tolerate.
2. Obsolete To resent.
[Middle English, from Old French stomaque, estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Greek stomakhos, gullet, from stoma, mouth.]
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stomach
(ˈstʌmək)n
1. (Anatomy) (in vertebrates) the enlarged muscular saclike part of the alimentary canal in which food is stored until it has been partially digested and rendered into chyme.
2. (Zoology) the corresponding digestive organ in invertebrates
3. the abdominal region
4. desire, appetite, or inclination: I have no stomach for arguments.
5. an archaic word for temper
6. an obsolete word for pride
vb (tr; used mainly in negative constructions)
7. to tolerate; bear: I can't stomach his bragging.
8. (Physiology) to eat or digest: he cannot stomach oysters.
[C14: from Old French stomaque, from Latin stomachus (believed to be the seat of the emotions), from Greek stomakhos, from stoma mouth]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
stom•ach
(ˈstʌm ək)n.
1. a saclike enlargement of the vertebrate alimentary canal, forming an organ for storing and partially digesting food.
2. any analogous digestive cavity or tract in invertebrates.
3. the part of the body containing the stomach; belly or abdomen.
4. appetite for food.
5. desire; inclination; liking: I have no stomach for this trip.
6. Obs.
v.t. a. spirit; courage.
b. pride; haughtiness.
c. resentment; anger.
7. to endure or tolerate; bear.
8. Obs. to be offended at; resent.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin stomachus gullet, stomach < Greek stómachos orig., opening; akin to stoma]
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stom·ach
(stŭm′ək)1. A sac-like, muscular organ in vertebrate animals that stores food and is a main organ of digestion. It is located between the esophagus and the small intestine.
2. A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
3. Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided; the rumen, reticulum, omasum, or abomasum.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Stomach
See Also: BODY, FATNESS, SHAPE, THINNESS
- A beer gut like a beach ball —Rick Borsten
- A belly like a huge alabaster bowl —Paule Marshall
- Belly like a meadow —John D. MacDonald
- Belly … round as a tub —Will Weaver
- Belly stuck out like a full moon —Carlos Baker
- (My soft) belly that hangs over my shorts like the cap of a mushroom —Ira Wood
- Belly tight as a drumhead —George Garrett
- Big belly all puffed out in front like he took a tube in the morning and blew it up as far as it would go —George Garrett
- A big belly that hung over his pants like a melon —Gloria Norris
- Carried his paunch like something stolen and badly hidden beneath his shirt —John Irving
- Her belly looked like a balloon —Tony Ardizzone
- Her [pregnant] belly rises, tight as a beach ball —François Camoin
- Her belly split like a backside by her caesarian scar —Alice McDermott
- His abdomen looked like the carapace of a lobster, all rock-hard, etched, and segmented musculature —Jonathan Valin
- His gut protruded like a basketball pumped to maximum pressure per square inch —Sue Grafton
- The jowls of his belly crawl and swell like the sea —Karl Shapiro
This vivid simile is the opening line of a poem entitled The Glutton.
- Stomach … hard as a cord of wood —Richard Ford
- Stomach hard as a washboard —Cynthia Ozick
- Stomach [of pregnant woman] like a globe —Ruth McLaughlin
- Tight potbelly like a swallowed ball —Peter Matthiessen
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
stomach
Past participle: stomached
Gerund: stomaching
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
stomach
A muscular bag-like part of the alimentary canal between the esophagus and small intestine. It stores and churns food and produces gastric juice, which partly digests food and kills germs.
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| Noun | 1. |  stomach - an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestioncraw, crop - a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food first stomach, rumen - the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing second stomach, reticulum - the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant abomasum, fourth stomach - the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body arteria gastrica, gastric artery - the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach gastric vein, vena gastrica - one of several veins draining the stomach walls gastroepiploic vein, gastroomental vein, vena gastroomentalis - one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach - a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination |
| 2. |  stomach - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvisbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity abdominal aorta - a branch of the descending aorta arteria colica, colic artery - arteries that supply blood to the colon hypochondrium - the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton" underbody, underbelly - the soft belly or underside of an animal's body abdominal cavity, abdomen - the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm abdominal wall - a wall of the abdomen | |
| 3. | stomach - an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight" inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" | |
| 4. | stomach - an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner" | |
| Verb | 1. | stomach - bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish" digest - convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products" |
| 2. |  stomach - 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"live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" sit out - endure to the end pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
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stomach
noun
1. belly, inside(s) (informal), gut (informal), abdomen, tummy (informal), puku (N.Z.) My stomach is completely full.
2. tummy, pot, spare tyre (informal), paunch, belly, breadbasket (slang), potbelly This exercise strengthens the stomach, buttocks and thighs.
verb
sick to your stomach distressed, upset, disturbed, worried, troubled, dismayed, grieved, frantic, hassled (informal), agitated, disquieted, overwrought She felt sick to her stomach just thinking about it.
turn your stomach sicken, disgust, revolt, repel, nauseate, gross out (U.S. slang), make your gorge rise The true facts will turn your stomach.
Related words
adjective gastric
adjective gastric
Proverbs
"An army marches on its stomach"
"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach"
"An army marches on its stomach"
"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
stomach
nounverbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بَطْن، مَعِدَهكيس المَعِدَهمَعِدَة
žaludekbřicho
mavemavesækbug
mahavatsa
अमाशय
stomaktrbuhželudac
gyomorhas
magikviîur
胃
위
skrandis
kuņģisvēders
žalúdok
trebuhželodec
magebuk
ท้อง
dạ dày
stomach
[ˈstʌmək]A. N
1. (= organ) → estómago m
I've got a pain in my stomach → me duele el estómago, tengo dolor de estómago
it turns my stomach (lit, fig) → me revuelve el estómago
he had an upset stomach → tenía el estómago revuelto
to have no stomach for sth he had no stomach for another argument with them → no se sentía con ánimos para tener otra discusión con ellos
they have no stomach for the fight → no tienen agallas para luchar
an army marches on its stomach → la marcha de un ejército depende del contenido de los estómagos de sus soldados
see also empty A1
see also full A7
see also sick A4
I've got a pain in my stomach → me duele el estómago, tengo dolor de estómago
it turns my stomach (lit, fig) → me revuelve el estómago
he had an upset stomach → tenía el estómago revuelto
to have no stomach for sth he had no stomach for another argument with them → no se sentía con ánimos para tener otra discusión con ellos
they have no stomach for the fight → no tienen agallas para luchar
an army marches on its stomach → la marcha de un ejército depende del contenido de los estómagos de sus soldados
see also empty A1
see also full A7
see also sick A4
2. (= belly) → barriga f
to hold one's stomach in → meter estómago
to lie on one's stomach → estar tumbado boca abajo
I always sleep on my stomach → siempre duermo boca abajo
to hold one's stomach in → meter estómago
to lie on one's stomach → estar tumbado boca abajo
I always sleep on my stomach → siempre duermo boca abajo
B. VT
1. (lit) [+ food] → tolerar
2. (fig) → aguantar, soportar
I can't stomach the thought of him cheating on her → no aguanto or soporto la idea de que la esté engañando
it was more than I could stomach → era inaguantable or insoportable
I can't stomach the thought of him cheating on her → no aguanto or soporto la idea de que la esté engañando
it was more than I could stomach → era inaguantable or insoportable
C. CPD stomach ache N → dolor m de estómago, dolor m de barriga
stomach cramps NPL → retortijones mpl de barriga
stomach disorder N → trastorno m estomacal
stomach lining N → membrana f que recubre las paredes del estómago
stomach muscle N → músculo m del abdomen
stomach pump N → bomba f gástrica
stomach ulcer N → úlcera f gástrica
stomach upset N → trastorno m estomacal
to have a stomach upset → tener un trastorno estomacal
stomach wall N → pared f del estómago
stomach wound N → herida f estomacal
stomach cramps NPL → retortijones mpl de barriga
stomach disorder N → trastorno m estomacal
stomach lining N → membrana f que recubre las paredes del estómago
stomach muscle N → músculo m del abdomen
stomach pump N → bomba f gástrica
stomach ulcer N → úlcera f gástrica
stomach upset N → trastorno m estomacal
to have a stomach upset → tener un trastorno estomacal
stomach wall N → pared f del estómago
stomach wound N → herida f estomacal
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
stomach
[ˈstʌmək] n
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stomach
n (= abdomen) → Magen m; (= belly, paunch) → Bauch m; (fig: = appetite) → Lust f (→ for auf +acc), → Interesse nt (→ for an +dat); to lie on one’s stomach → auf dem Bauch liegen; hold your stomach in → zieh den Bauch ein!; to have a pain in one’s stomach → Magen-/Bauchschmerzen haben; to hit somebody in the stomach → jdn in die Magengrube/Bauchgegend schlagen or (bullet etc) → treffen; on an empty stomach (drink, take medicine etc) → auf leeren or nüchternen Magen; on an empty/full stomach (swim, drive etc) → mit leerem or nüchternem/vollem Magen; an army marches on its stomach (prov) → mit leerem Magen kann man nichts Ordentliches zustande or zu Stande bringen; I feel sick to my stomach (fig) → mir ist speiübel; I have no stomach for that → das ist mir zuwider; (for party, journey etc) → mir ist nicht danach (zumute); he doesn’t have the stomach for it (= guts) → dazu hat er nicht den Mumm (inf); to have a strong stomach → eine guten Magen haben
stomach
in cpds → Magen-;stomach ache
n → Magenschmerzen pl
stomach pump
n → Magenpumpe f
stomach trouble
n → Magenbeschwerden pl
stomach upset
n → Magenverstimmung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stomach
[ˈstʌmək]1. n (gen) → stomaco; (abdomen) → ventre m
it turns my stomach → mi rivolta lo stomaco
they have no stomach for a fight (fig) → non hanno il fegato di battersi
it turns my stomach → mi rivolta lo stomaco
they have no stomach for a fight (fig) → non hanno il fegato di battersi
2. vt (fig) (fam) → sopportare, digerire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stomach
(ˈstamək) noun1. the bag-like organ in the body into which food passes when swallowed, and where most of it is digested.
2. the part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly. a pain in the stomach.
ˈstomach-ache noun a pain in the belly.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stomach
→ مَعِدَة žaludek mave Magen στομάχι estómago maha estomac trbuh stomaco 胃 위 maag mage żołądek estômago желудок mage ท้อง mide dạ dày 胃Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stom·ach
n. estómago, órgano en forma de saco que forma parte del tubo digestivo;
on an empty ___ → en ayunas;
___ -ache → dolor de ___;
___ pump → bomba estomacal;
___ pumping → lavado de ___;
___ ulcer → úlcera gástrica;
vt. pop. soportar, tolerar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
stomach
adj estomacal; n estómago; (fam, abdomen) abdomen m, barriga, estómago (fam); on an empty — en ayunas; to be sick to one's — (fam) tener náusea(s)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.