stomach

stom|ach1 [ `stʌmək ] noun count **

the soft part at the front of your body between your chest and your legs:

A horse had kicked her in the stomach.

My stomach is getting fat.

a. the organ inside this part of your body where food goes when you have eaten it:

The doctors diagnosed cancer of the stomach.

b. only before noun related to the stomach:

a stomach ulcer

stomach muscles

have the stomach for something

to have enough determination to do something unpleasant or dangerous

have a strong stomach

to be able to do or eat unpleasant things without feeling sick:

You need to have a strong stomach to be an ambulance driver.

on an empty stomach

if you do something on an empty stomach, you do it without eating anything before:

It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach.

someone's stomach churns/lurches/tightens

used for saying that someone suddenly has a strong feeling of fear, shock, or excitement

turn someone's stomach

to make someone feel sick

=> BUTTERFLY, SICK1

stomach

stom|ach 2 [ `stʌmək ] verb transitive usually in negatives

1. ) if you cannot stomach something, you cannot bear to do it or deal with it:

She couldn't stomach the sight of him.

Losing to their rivals was difficult to stomach.

2. ) if you cannot stomach food, you cannot eat it because it makes you feel sick