1. (

• stomach ,
• tummy ,
• tum ,
• breadbasket

) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion ;

2. (

• abdomen ,
• venter ,
• stomach ,
• belly

) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis ;

3. (

• stomach ,

) an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight" ;

4. (

• stomach

) an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner" ;

1. (

• stomach

) bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish" ;

2. (

• digest ,
• endure ,
• stick_out ,
• stomach ,
• bear ,
• stand ,
• tolerate ,
• support ,
• brook ,
• abide ,
• suffer ,
• put_up

) 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" ;