Stomach
noun
The part of the body where food is processed after it is eaten.
I have a stomach ache after eating so much.
Often appears as...
- stomach ache
- stomach cramps
noun
The wish or ability to deal with or accept something.
I don't have the stomach to deal with their complaints today.
Often appears as...
- have the stomach for
- lose one's stomach for
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To be able to accept or endure something without difficulty.
I can't stomach the thought of losing again.
Often appears as...
- can't stomach
- hard to stomach
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A desire for food.
Her early morning run gave her quite a stomach.
Often appears as...
- have a stomach
- lose one's stomach
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The part of the body where food is processed after it is eaten.
I have a stomach ache after eating so much.
Often appears as...
- stomach ache
- stomach cramps
noun
The wish or ability to deal with or accept something.
I don't have the stomach to deal with their complaints today.
Often appears as...
- have the stomach for
- lose one's stomach for
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To be able to accept or endure something without difficulty.
I can't stomach the thought of losing again.
Often appears as...
- can't stomach
- hard to stomach
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A desire for food.
Her early morning run gave her quite a stomach.
Often appears as...
- have a stomach
- lose one's stomach
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Organ
Remember, 'stomach' refers to an internal body part where digestion happens.
The doctor checked my stomach during the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Associated Pains
'Stomach ache' means pain in the stomach and is a common issue after overeating.
Too much candy can lead to a stomach ache.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'stomach' is used metaphorically to talk about handling situations.
He couldn’t stomach the competition’s success.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Organ
Remember, 'stomach' refers to an internal body part where digestion happens.
The doctor checked my stomach during the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Associated Pains
'Stomach ache' means pain in the stomach and is a common issue after overeating.
Too much candy can lead to a stomach ache.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'stomach' is used metaphorically to talk about handling situations.
He couldn’t stomach the competition’s success.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Organ
Remember, 'stomach' refers to an internal body part where digestion happens.
The doctor checked my stomach during the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Associated Pains
'Stomach ache' means pain in the stomach and is a common issue after overeating.
Too much candy can lead to a stomach ache.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'stomach' is used metaphorically to talk about handling situations.
He couldn’t stomach the competition’s success.
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How to raise a Black son...
might be the reason you don't wake up in the morning. But this cannot be what defines us. Because we have parents who raised us to understand that our bodies weren't meant for the backside of a bullet, but for flying kites and jumping rope, and laughing until our stomachs burst. We had teachers who taught us how to raise our hands in class, and not just to signal surrender, and that the only thing we should give up
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What does the liver do?...
to help break down fats, destroy microbes, and neutralize extra stomach acid. Bile also helps carry other toxins and byproducts from the liver out of the body. So as you can see, the liver is an extremely efficient industrial site, performing multiple tasks that support each other.
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
Their explanation for this involves the uniquely mammalian activity of nursing. The ancient hiccup reflex may have been adapted by mammals to help remove air from the stomach as a sort of glorified burp. The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach,
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How mucus keeps us...
That's why they're known as mucus membranes. Mucus plays lots of roles in your body. It keeps delicate tissues from drying out and cracking, which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid.
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How a Woman's Donated...
people learning an enemy she really wanted those students to understand compassion so she was happy to talk about compassion at health care while she was living it is not just liver with a gallbladder or the stomach but it is the whole being that being dealt with
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Japanese Bees Swarm...
swarm the honey reserves stored in our stomachs won't last long and they must find a new home as a matter of urgency it's something Yamaguchi plans to take advantage of spring is a magical time the countryside bursts into life blossom
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The surprising cause of...
prompted the stomach to eat itself. Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers
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The science of milk -...
males can also lactate. Milk drinkers worldwide consume dairy from buffalo, goats, sheeps, camels, yaks, horses, and cows. Almost all of these species are ruminants, a type of mammal with four-chambered stomachs
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The science of stage...
Palms sweaty, heart racing, stomach in knots. You can't cry for help. Not only is your throat too tight to breathe, but it'd be so embarrassing. No, you aren't being stalked by a monster,
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How to rebuild the world...
an external pre digestive system humanity doesn't have the benefit of four stomachs like a cow so you've had to adopt technology to enable us to thrive biting fast-growing species of
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How to raise a Black son...
might be the reason you don't wake up in the morning. But this cannot be what defines us. Because we have parents who raised us to understand that our bodies weren't meant for the backside of a bullet, but for flying kites and jumping rope, and laughing until our stomachs burst. We had teachers who taught us how to raise our hands in class, and not just to signal surrender, and that the only thing we should give up
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
to help break down fats, destroy microbes, and neutralize extra stomach acid. Bile also helps carry other toxins and byproducts from the liver out of the body. So as you can see, the liver is an extremely efficient industrial site, performing multiple tasks that support each other.
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
Their explanation for this involves the uniquely mammalian activity of nursing. The ancient hiccup reflex may have been adapted by mammals to help remove air from the stomach as a sort of glorified burp. The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach,
Video examples
How mucus keeps us...
That's why they're known as mucus membranes. Mucus plays lots of roles in your body. It keeps delicate tissues from drying out and cracking, which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid.
Video examples
How a Woman's Donated...
people learning an enemy she really wanted those students to understand compassion so she was happy to talk about compassion at health care while she was living it is not just liver with a gallbladder or the stomach but it is the whole being that being dealt with
Video examples
Japanese Bees Swarm...
swarm the honey reserves stored in our stomachs won't last long and they must find a new home as a matter of urgency it's something Yamaguchi plans to take advantage of spring is a magical time the countryside bursts into life blossom
Video examples
The surprising cause of...
prompted the stomach to eat itself. Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers
Video examples
The science of milk -...
males can also lactate. Milk drinkers worldwide consume dairy from buffalo, goats, sheeps, camels, yaks, horses, and cows. Almost all of these species are ruminants, a type of mammal with four-chambered stomachs
Video examples
The science of stage...
Palms sweaty, heart racing, stomach in knots. You can't cry for help. Not only is your throat too tight to breathe, but it'd be so embarrassing. No, you aren't being stalked by a monster,
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
an external pre digestive system humanity doesn't have the benefit of four stomachs like a cow so you've had to adopt technology to enable us to thrive biting fast-growing species of
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Quote examples
Alex Tabarrok
Canadian Economist
People used to think that more population was bad for growth. In this view, people are stomachs - they eat, leaving less for everyone else. But once we realize the importance of ideas in the economy, people become brain - they innovate, creating more for everyone else.
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Javier Bardem
Spanish Actor
I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. It's kind of a life-changing experience. But it can't get better than this for any actor - this is like an opera.
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Malin Akerman
Swedish Actress
I do not watch horror films. At all. I am not a horror film girl; I don't have the stomach for it. I've seen a few in my lifetime, like 'The Shining' or 'Carrie,' but I can't sleep for, like, a week after I see something like that.
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Jos Buttler
English Athlete
We hear about the importance of strong core muscles all the time, but it never quite hits home until you stop and think what the muscles around your stomach and lower back really do.
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Matthew Barney
American Artist
A lot of my work has to do with not allowing my characters to have an ego in a way that the stomach doesn't have an ego when it's wanting to throw up. It just does it.
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Robert Falcon Scott
British Explorer
Hunger and fear are the only realities in dog life: an empty stomach makes a fierce dog.
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Ertharin Cousin
American Public Servant
When you're providing emergency aid, you're fighting hunger; you're filling stomachs.
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Flannery O'Connor
American Author
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
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Sean Hayes
American Actor
I have the most nervous stomach in the world.
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Haitian Statesman
Peace in the head, peace in the stomach.
Quote examples
Alex Tabarrok
Canadian Economist
People used to think that more population was bad for growth. In this view, people are stomachs - they eat, leaving less for everyone else. But once we realize the importance of ideas in the economy, people become brain - they innovate, creating more for everyone else.
Quote examples
Javier Bardem
Spanish Actor
I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. It's kind of a life-changing experience. But it can't get better than this for any actor - this is like an opera.
Quote examples
Malin Akerman
Swedish Actress
I do not watch horror films. At all. I am not a horror film girl; I don't have the stomach for it. I've seen a few in my lifetime, like 'The Shining' or 'Carrie,' but I can't sleep for, like, a week after I see something like that.
Quote examples
Jos Buttler
English Athlete
We hear about the importance of strong core muscles all the time, but it never quite hits home until you stop and think what the muscles around your stomach and lower back really do.
Quote examples
Matthew Barney
American Artist
A lot of my work has to do with not allowing my characters to have an ego in a way that the stomach doesn't have an ego when it's wanting to throw up. It just does it.
Quote examples
Robert Falcon Scott
British Explorer
Hunger and fear are the only realities in dog life: an empty stomach makes a fierce dog.
Quote examples
Ertharin Cousin
American Public Servant
When you're providing emergency aid, you're fighting hunger; you're filling stomachs.
Quote examples
Flannery O'Connor
American Author
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
Quote examples
Sean Hayes
American Actor
I have the most nervous stomach in the world.
Quote examples
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Haitian Statesman
Peace in the head, peace in the stomach.
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