English Dictionary
Definition of “stomach”
stomach (ˈstʌmək
)
Definitions
noun
- (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 gastric
- the corresponding digestive organ in invertebrates
- the abdominal region
- desire, appetite, or inclination ⇒
I have no stomach for arguments
- an archaic word for temper
- an obsolete word for pride
verb (tr; used mainly in negative constructions)
- to tolerate; bear ⇒
I can't stomach his bragging
- to eat or digest ⇒
he cannot stomach oysters
Word Origin
C14: from Old French stomaque, from Latin stomachus (believed to be the seat of the emotions), from Greek stomakhos, from stoma mouth
Quotations
"An army marches on its stomach"
"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach"
Translations
- British English:
stomach
Your stomach is the organ inside your body where food is digested.My stomach is completely full.ˈstʌmək NOUN My stomach is completely full.
- Spanish:
estómago
nm
- French:
estomac
nm
- German:
Magen
nm Mägen
- Chinese: 胃 n
- Arabic: مَعِدَة n
- Portuguese: estômago nm
- Russian: желудок nm
- Croatian: trbuh nm
- Czech: žaludek nm
- Danish: mave nutr
- Dutch: maag n
- Finnish: maha n
- Greek: στομάχι nnt
- Italian: stomaco nm
- Japanese: 胃 n
- Korean: 위 n
- Norwegian: mage nm
- Polish: żołądek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: estômago nm
- European Spanish:
estómago
nm
- Swedish: mage nutr
- Thai: ท้อง n
- Turkish: mide n
- Vietnamese: dạ dày n
Usage examples
You were going to die from Rye's first blow to the stomach anyway.
Anthony Masters, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)Kerr only got the chance to play because Tony Parker had a stomach virus and backup Speedy Claxton was ineffective.
Globe and Mail (2003)Jacqueline took some amphetamine on the Saturday night, more on Sunday afternoon and began to complain of stomach pains and a headache.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Lemon balm is useful in cases of nervous reactions, stress and upset stomach complaints, and it will ease anxiety.
Marian Green, A WITCH ALONE (2002)
