stomachnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstʌm.ək/us/ˈstʌm.ək/plural stomachsA2 an organ in the body where food is digested, or the soft front part of your body just below the chest:
He was punched in the stomach.
The doctor asked him to lie down on his stomach.
The sight of blood always churns/turns my stomach (= makes me feel as if I am going to vomit).
She has a very delicate stomach and doesn't eat spicy food.
I was hungry and my stomach had started growling/rumbling (= making noises).
He felt a knot of nervousness in the pit (= bottom) of his stomach.
I suggested that some weak tea might settle (= calm) her stomach.
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- You shouldn't go to work on an empty stomach.
- I do stomach exercises most days.
- I've got this strange feeling in my stomach.
- The illness first manifested itself as severe stomach pains.
- I had my driving test that morning and my stomach was churning.
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- amoebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- colic
- dyspeptic
- gastritis
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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Idiom(s)
have a strong stomach
have a weak stomach
not have the stomach for sth
stomachverb [ T usually in negatives ]
uk/ˈstʌm.ək/us/ˈstʌm.ək/to be able to accept an unpleasant idea or watch something unpleasant:
He can't stomach the idea that Peter might be the next chairman.
She found the violence in the film hard to stomach.
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Tolerating and enduring
- bear
- bear with sb
- bearable
- bide
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endurance
- philosophically
- resign yourself to sth
- ride
- ride sth out
- sit
- sit sth out
- stand for sth
- stew
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick
- stick it out
- stick with it idiom
- stick with sth/sb
- sweat it out idiom
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