stomach

🇺🇸 /ˈstʌmək/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstʌmək/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A2

The part of your body where food is digested.

Don't go running with a full stomach.

A2

The area of your body between the chest and the hips.

He took a punch to the stomach and doubled over.

verb
R

To tolerate or accept something.

I can't stomach his arrogance.

R

To be able to eat something without feeling ill.

She's feeling too sick to stomach anything.

translation

n. The part of your body where food is digested.; The area of your body between the chest and the hips.
v. To tolerate or accept something.; To be able to eat something without feeling ill.

Word Forms

3rd Present stomachs
Past stomached
Perfect stomached
Progressive stomaching
Plural stomachs