English Online Dictionary. What means stomach? What does stomach mean?
English
Alternative forms
- stomack (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Largely displaced native Old English maga, whence Modern English maw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstʌmək/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈstɐmək/, /ˈstɐmɪk/
- Rhymes: -ʌmək
Noun
stomach (countable and uncountable, plural stomachs)
- An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
- (informal) The belly.
- Synonyms: belly, abdomen, tummy, (obsolete) bouk, gut, guts, (archaic) maw
- Why did you hit me in the stomach?
- (uncountable, obsolete) Pride, haughtiness.
- (obsolete) Appetite.
- (figuratively) Desire, appetite (for something abstract).
- The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach.
Derived terms
Related terms
- stomachic
- stomachal
Translations
Verb
stomach (third-person singular simple present stomachs, present participle stomaching, simple past and past participle stomached)
- (transitive) To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be angry.
- (obsolete, transitive) To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.
- (obsolete, transitive) To turn the stomach of; to sicken or repel.
Synonyms
- (to tolerate): brook, put up with; See also Thesaurus:tolerate
- (to be angry):
- (to resent): See also Thesaurus:dislike
Derived terms
- stomachable
- unstomachable
Translations
Anagrams
- Satchmo
Middle English
Noun
stomach
- Alternative form of stomak