stomach
/ˈstʌmək/
verb
- To be able to accept or tolerate something unpleasant.
- Can you stomach eating bugs if you had to?
- I can't stomach the sight of blood.
- She couldn't stomach his rude behavior any longer.
Synonyms
noun
- The organ inside the body where food is digested after you eat.
- A healthy stomach helps break down food properly.
- She felt a pain in her stomach after eating too much.
- The doctor listened to his stomach with a stethoscope.
- The front part of the body below the chest; the belly or abdomen.
- The baby's stomach rose and fell as she breathed.
- He lay on his stomach to read a book.
- She has a flat stomach from doing lots of exercise.
- A desire or willingness to do something difficult or unpleasant.
- The team lacked the stomach for a long fight.
- Do you have the stomach to try that spicy dish?
- I don't have the stomach for horror movies.