stomach

stom·ach  (stmk) n. 1. a. The enlarged, saclike portion of the alimentary canal, 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.]

stomach cutaway of an adult human stomach

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stomach [ˈstʌmək]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 Related adj gastric

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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)

1. to tolerate; bear I can't stomach his bragging

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to eat or digest he cannot stomach oysters

[from Old French stomaque, from Latin stomachus (believed to be the seat of the emotions), from Greek stomakhos, from stoma mouth]

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stomach  (stmk)

1. A saclike muscular organ in vertebrate animals that stores and breaks down ingested food. Food enters the stomach from the esophagus and passes to the small intestine through the pylorus. Glands in the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and the digestive enzyme pepsin.

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).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stomach - an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion tum, tummy, breadbasket craw, 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 omasum, psalterium, third stomach - the third 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 pelvis abdomen, belly, venter body 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 bowel, gut, intestine - the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus 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" abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab - the muscles of the abdomen 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" appetence, appetency, appetite - a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
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" brook, endure, tolerate, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support 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.

3. inclination, taste, desire, appetite, relish, mind They have no stomach for a fight.

verb

1. bear, take, tolerate, suffer, endure, swallow, hack (slang), abide, put up with (informal), submit to, reconcile or resign yourself to I could never stomach the cruelty involved in the wounding of animals.

2. keep down, swallow, digest, manage to eat, find palatable It's specially developed for those who can't stomach natural fish oil.

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

Proverbs
"An army marches on its stomach"
"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach"

Translations

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

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

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

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

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stomach [ˈstʌmək]

n

(= organ) → estomac m
on an empty stomach → le ventre vide

(= abdomen) → ventre m
to be lying on one's stomach → être allongé(e) sur le ventre

modif [acid, upset] → gastrique; [complaint, cramps, pain] → d'estomac; [muscle] → de l'estomac

vt → digérer
stomach ache stomach-ache [ˈstʌməkeɪk] n → maux mpl d'estomac
I have stomach ache → J'ai mal au ventre.
stomach pump n → pompe f stomacale
stomach ulcer n → ulcère m à l'estomac

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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

vt (inf) behaviour, rudeness, cruelty → vertragen; person, film, music etc → ausstehen

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stomach in cpds → Magen-;

stomach ache

n → Magenschmerzen pl

stomach pump

n → Magenpumpe f

stomach trouble

n → Magenbeschwerden pl

stomach upset

n → Magenverstimmung f

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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

2. vt (fig) (fam) → sopportare, digerire

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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

2. vt (fig) (fam) → sopportare, digerire

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stomach

n stomach [ˈstamək]

1 the bag-like organ in the body into which food passes when swallowed, and where most of it is digested. maag كيس المَعِدَه стомах žaludek mavesæk der Magen στομάχι estómago magu معده mahalaukku estomac בֶּטֶן आमाशय, पक्वाशय želudac gyomor lambung magi stomaco 胃 위 skrandis kuņģis perut maag magesekk żołądek estômago sto­mac желудок žalúdok želodec želudac mage, magsäck กระเพาะ mide 胃 шлунок معدہ dạ dày 胃

2 the part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly a pain in the stomach. maag بَطْن، مَعِدَه корем břicho mave der Bauch στομάχι barriga kõht شكم vatsa ventre בֶּטֶן पेट, उदर trbuh gyomor perut kviður pancia 腹部 배, 복부 pilvas vēders perut buik mage brzuch barriga burtă живот brucho trebuh stomak mage ท้อง karın 腹部 живіт پیٹ bụng 腹部

n stomach-ache

a pain in the belly. maagpyn أَلَم في المَعِدَه стомашна болка bolení břicha mavepine die Magenschmerzen (pl.) στομαχόπονος dolor de barriga kõhuvalu شكم درد vatsakipu mal de ventre כְּאֵב בֶּטֶן पेट दर्द bol u želucu gyomorfájás sakit perut magaverkur/-pína mal di stomaco/pancia 腹痛 위통 pilvo skausmas vēdergraizes; sāpes vēderā sakit perut buikpijn vondt i magen ból brzucha dor de barriga durere de burtă боль в животе bolenie brucha bolečine v želodcu stomakobolja magont อาการปวดท้อง mide/karın ağrısı 胃痛 біль у животі پیٹ درد đau bụng, dạ dày 胃痛

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stomach → معدة žaludek mave Magen στομάχι estómago maha estomac trbuh stomaco 胃 위 maag mage żołądek estômago желудок mage ท้อง mide dạ dày 胃