1. Muscular organ of digestion between the oesophagus and small intestine
   "He rubbed his stomach after eating the large meal";
   - tummy [informal], tum [informal], breadbasket [informal]
    
2. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
   "He did sit-ups to strengthen his stomach";
   - abdomen, venter, belly
    
3. An appetite for food
   "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"
    
4. An inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
   "he had no stomach for a fight"

1. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
   "The new secretary had to stomach a lot of unprofessional remarks";
   - digest, endure, stick out, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
    
2. Bear to eat
   "He cannot stomach raw fish"

Derived forms: stomaching, stomachs, stomached, stomaches

Type of: allow, appetence, appetency, appetite, assimilate, body part, countenance, digest, inclination, internal organ, let, permit, viscus

Part of: alimentary canal, alimentary tract, body, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Stomach