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noun

ˈstə-mək How to pronounce stomach (audio)
Definition of stomachnext
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as in abdomen
the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis please don't lean on my stomach—I just had a big meal

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as in appetite
a need or desire for food the cake looks delicious, but I'm afraid that I have no stomach for sweets right now

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stomach

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verb

as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant

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Recent Examples of stomach
Noun
After being dealt to the Heat, Wiggins has missed one game because of a stomach illness, five games with a sprained right ankle and now one game because of lower leg contusion. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025 The symptoms of Crohn's, including diarrhea, frequent and urgent trips to the bathroom, bloody stools, and stomach pain, can be embarrassing to talk about. — Gaylyn Henderson, Mph, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
Marty Quinn, 13th, said his constituents have for years been forced to stomach slow response times for emergencies as the district’s beat cops are often overloaded with calls. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 Energy drinks’ combination of simple sugars, water and electrolytes may be one strategy to maintain hydration during a time when food and fluids are difficult to stomach. — Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stomach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
  1. abdomen
  2. appetite
  3. tolerate
  4. belly
  5. hunger
  6. handle
  7. starvation
  8. stand
Noun
  • Strategic shirring through the abdomen smoothes and slims, and thin adjustable straps ensure a proper fit while still offering decent support.
    — Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
  • An abdomen strain this season allowed Manning to start twice and earn the program’s first SEC win, which came against Mississippi State.
    — Jim Vertuno, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of abdomen
Noun
  • In their effort to mimic real meat, these companies have left consumers perplexed and without appetite.
    — Clara Ludmir, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • At the same time, the same White House’s chaotic trade policy is undermining financial markets’ appetite for risk, leaving bitcoin in limbo, more than 20% off from its record high in January.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of appetite
Verb
  • Don’t Hesitate to Prune Significantly Butterfly bush tolerates extreme pruning with ease.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
  • These breeds have a tendency to hunt, chase, and herd, which some cats might find hard to tolerate.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of tolerate
Noun
  • Between the lines: Other prominent liberals have ventured into the belly of the beast with a different mindset — engage in fierce but respectful debate with the goal of publicly exposing MAGA's flaws.
    — Zachary Basu, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
  • One puppeteer uses tubing to add blood and other fluids at appropriate points during the birth; the other has an arm inside the hollow pregnant belly in order to squeeze the silicone baby out of the vaginal canal.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of belly
Noun
  • Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight Opinion Opinion: Pinnacol Assurance needs changes to continue workers’ compensation coverage at a competitive rate Pinnacol Assurance is currently standing at a crossroads.
    — The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Head coach Connor Brickley credited his team’s drive and hunger to return to TD Garden as motivating factors.
    — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of hunger
Verb
  • The company billed itself as a one-stop production shop that could carry content ideas all the way to development, with the infrastructure in place to handle marketing and distribution on its own.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
  • And that's similar to how the last step in human speech production is handled; earlier steps in the process break down our vocalizations into individual sounds, and a specific region of the brain is devoted to producing the right anatomical configuration to produce them.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of handle
Noun
  • Detectives alleged that the man had been held in captivity for over 20 years, enduring prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect and inhumane treatment, Bessette said.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
  • William and his assistants were nonetheless able to build solid pillars of data, mass death broken down into discrete numerals to represent sexes, ages, locations, seasons, years, and causes of mortality, which included starvation, scurvy, dysentery, cholera, typhus, and relapsing fever.
    — Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of starvation
Verb
  • Yet there the two captains of these brilliant teams stood over referee Istvan Kovacs, waiting nervously to see the outcome of the first coin toss that determined the location of the penalty shootout.
    — Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The woman who was Jones’ ex-partner and Brown’s current partner was standing next to Brown as Jones shot him and had tried to intervene by closing the door on Jones, according to court documents.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of stand

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