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stomach

sto·mach

UK/ˈstʌmək/ US/ˈstʊmək/ common informal
noun (4) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

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

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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”

verb

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”
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Origin

From Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). Partially displaced native Old English maga, whence Modern English maw.

Phrases

  • an army marches on its stomach
  • cast-iron stomach
  • have butterflies in one's stomach
  • have eyes bigger than one's stomach
  • honey stomach
  • honeycomb stomach
  • muscular stomach
  • on a full stomach

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