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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STOMACH, n. [L.]
1. In animal bodies, a membranous receptacle, the organ of digestion, in which food is prepared for entering into the several parts of the body for its nourishment.
2. Appetite; the desire of food caused by hunger; as a good stomach for roast beef. [A popular use of the word.]
3. Inclination; liking.
He which hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart--
4. Anger; violence of temper.
Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain.
5. Sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness.
This sort of crying proceeding from pride, obstinacy and stomach, the will, where the fault lies, must be bent.
6. Pride; haughtiness.
He was a man of an unbounded stomach, ever ranking himself with princes.
[Note. This word in all the foregoing senses, except the first, is nearly obsolete or inelegant.]
STOMACH, v.t. [L.]
1. To resent; to remember with anger.
The lion began to show his teeth, and to stomach the affront.
This sense is not used in America, as far as my observation extends. In America, at least in New England, the sense is,
2. To brook; to bear without open resentment or without opposition. [Not elegant.]
STOMACH, v.i. To be angry. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket]
2: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: abdomen, venter, stomach, belly]
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" v
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" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English stomak, from Anglo-French estomac, from Latin stomachus gullet, esophagus, stomach, from Greek stomachos, from stoma mouth; akin to Middle Breton staffn mouth, Avestan staman- Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a dilatation of the alimentary canal of a vertebrate communicating anteriorly with the esophagus and posteriorly with the duodenum (2) one of the compartments of a ruminant stomach <the abomasum is the fourth stomach of a ruminant> b. a cavity in an invertebrate animal that is analogous to a stomach c. the part of the body that contains the stomach ; belly, abdomen 2. a. desire for food caused by hunger ; appetite b. inclination, desire <had no stomach for an argument>; also courage, guts 3. obsolete a. spirit, valor b. pride c. spleen, resentment II. transitive verb Date: 1523 1. archaic to take offense at 2. to bear without overt reaction or resentment ; put up with <couldn't stomach office politics>

Britannica Concise

Digestive sac in the left upper abdominal cavity, which expands or contracts with the amount of food in it. It has four regions: the cardia leads down from the esophagus; the fundus curves above it; the body is the largest part; and the antrum narrows to join the duodenum at the pyloric valve. Iron and very fat-soluble substances (e.g., alcohol, some drugs) are absorbed in the stomach. Peristalsis mixes food with enzymes and hydrochloric acid from glands in its lining and moves the resulting chyme toward the small intestine. The vagus nerve and sympathetic nervous system control the stomach's secretions and movements. Emotional stress affects its function. Common disorders include gastritis, peptic ulcer, hiatal hernia, and cancer. See also digestion, gastrectomy.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being in man a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine. b any of several such organs in animals, esp. ruminants, in which there are four (cf. RUMEN, RETICULUM, OMASUM, ABOMASUM). 2 a the belly, abdomen, or lower front of the body (pit of the stomach). b a protuberant belly (what a stomach he has got!). 3 (usu. foll. by for) a an appetite (for food). b liking, readiness, or inclination (for controversy, conflict, danger, or an undertaking) (had no stomach for the fight). --v.tr. 1 find sufficiently palatable to swallow or keep down. 2 submit to or endure (an affront etc.) (usu. with neg.: cannot stomach it). Phrases and idioms: muscular stomach any organ that grinds or squeezes to aid digestion, such as a gizzard. on an empty stomach not having eaten recently. on a full stomach soon after a large meal. stomach-ache a pain in the belly or bowels. stomach-pump a syringe for forcing liquid etc. into or out of the stomach. stomach-tube a tube introduced into the stomach via the gullet for cleansing or emptying it. stomach upset (or upset stomach) a temporary slight disorder of the digestive system. Derivatives: stomachful n. (pl. -fuls). stomachless adj. Etymology: ME stomak f. OF stomaque, estomac f. L stomachus f. Gk stomakhos gullet f. stoma mouth

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stomach Stom"ach, n. [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.] 1. (Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion, and Gastric juice, under Gastric. 2. The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef. --Shak. 3. Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire. He which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart. --Shak. 4. Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.] Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain. --Spenser. This sort of crying proceeding from pride, obstinacy, and stomach, the will, where the fault lies, must be bent. --Locke. 5. Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [Obs.] He was a man Of an unbounded stomach. --Shak. Stomach pump (Med.), a small pump or syringe with a flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or for injecting them into it. Stomach tube (Med.), a long flexible tube for introduction into the stomach. Stomach worm (Zo["o]l.), the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stomach Stom"ach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stomached; p. pr. & vb. n. Stomaching.] [Cf. L. stomachari, v.t. & i., to be angry or vexed at a thing.] 1. To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike. --Shak. The lion began to show his teeth, and to stomach the affront. --L'Estrange. The Parliament sit in that body . . . to be his counselors and dictators, though he stomach it. --Milton. 2. To bear without repugnance; to brook. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stomach Stom"ach, v. i. To be angry. [Obs.] --Hooker.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(stomachs, stomaching, stomached) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your stomach is the organ inside your body where food is digested before it moves into the intestines. He had an upset stomach... My stomach is completely full. N-COUNT 2. You can refer to the front part of your body below your waist as your stomach. The children lay down on their stomachs. ...stomach muscles. N-COUNT: oft poss N 3. If the front part of your body below your waist feels uncomfortable because you are feeling worried or frightened, you can refer to it as your stomach. His stomach was in knots. N-COUNT: oft poss N 4. If you say that someone has a strong stomach, you mean that they are not disgusted by things that disgust most other people. Surgery often demands actual physical strength, as well as the possession of a strong stomach. N-COUNT 5. If you cannot stomach something, you cannot accept it because you dislike it or disapprove of it. I could never stomach the cruelty involved in the wounding of animals. VERB: with brd-neg, V n/-ing 6. If you do something on an empty stomach, you do it without having eaten. Avoid drinking on an empty stomach. PHRASE: PHR after v 7. If you say that something turns your stomach or makes your stomach turn, you mean that it is so unpleasant or offensive that it makes you feel sick. The true facts will turn your stomach... I saw the shots of what happened on television and my stomach just turned over. PHRASE: V inflects 8. butterflies in your stomach: see butterfly

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

stum'-uk (stomachos): In man and most vertebrates, a membranous sac-like portion of the alimentary canal, in which the earlier stages of digestion take place and in which food is prepared to yield its nourishment (1Ti 5:23).

Used figuratively of pride, "A proud look and high stomach" (Ps 101:7, Prayer-book Version), and courage, "Stirring up her womanish thoughts with a manly stomach" (2 Macc 7:21 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "with manly passion").

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Appetite. 2. Inclination, desire, taste, liking, relish. II. v. a. (Colloq.) Brook, endure, bear, tolerate, abide, swallow, stand, submit to, suffer, put up with.

Moby Thesaurus

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