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stomach
noun
the
internal
organ
where
food
goes
after
you
swallow
it
,
beginning
the
process
of
digestion
.
•
After
eating
too
much
candy
,
Maria's
stomach
started
to
hurt
.
After
eating
too
much
candy
,
Maria's
stomach
started
to
hurt
.
•
The
doctor
gently
pressed
on
the
patient's
stomach
during
the
examination
.
The
doctor
gently
pressed
on
the
patient's
stomach
during
the
examination
.
Old
French
estomac
,
from
Latin
stomachus
‘
gullet
,
belly
’,
from
Greek
stomachos
‘
throat
,
belly
’.
noun
-
stomach
the
desire
or
courage
to
face
or
do
something
difficult
or
unpleasant
.
•
She
didn't
have
the
stomach
to
tell
him
the
bad
news
.
She
didn't
have
the
stomach
to
tell
him
the
bad
news
.
•
Many
investors
lost
their
stomach
for
risk
during
the
crisis
.
Many
investors
lost
their
stomach
for
risk
during
the
crisis
.
Extended
figurative
use
of
‘
stomach
’ (
organ
believed
to
be
seat
of
courage
or
desire
)
first
recorded
in
late
Middle
English
.
verb
to
accept
or
tolerate
something
unpleasant
without
becoming
upset
.
•
I
can't
stomach
his
arrogant
attitude
anymore
.
I
can't
stomach
his
arrogant
attitude
anymore
.
•
She
could
barely
stomach
the
bitter
medicine
.
She
could
barely
stomach
the
bitter
medicine
.
Verb
sense
developed
in
16th
century
from
noun
,
influenced
by
idea
of
‘
swallowing
’
displeasure
.
