Stomach - Definition

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]