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stomach

Definition

  • noun: the organ in your body where food goes and begins to be digested after you swallow it
  • noun: a dilatation of the alimentary canal of a vertebrate communicating anteriorly with the esophagus and posteriorly with the duodenum
  • verb: to accept or experience (something unpleasant) without becoming sick, upset, etc.
  • verb: to take offense at
  • often used before another noun

Examples

  • Take this medication 'on an empty stomach'. [=when your stomach is empty because you have not eaten for a time]

  • When I had the flu, just the thought of eating made me 'sick to my stomach'. [='nauseous']

  • She felt a flutter in 'the pit of her stomach' when he walked through the door.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Idget, lock these trolls in your room and guard them with your life. Yes, chef. Yes. Yes, I know. Branch, we have to save him! Save him from what? His stomach? We didn't see him chew. We didn't see him swallow! Face it, poppy. Sometimes people go into other people's mouths... (..)
    2016 Trolls
  • (..) True happiness! -Chad. -Todd. So where do you think our friends are? If I had to guess, I'd say in a bergen's stomach. Could you try to be positive? Just once. You might like it. Okay. I'm sure they're not only alive... But about to be delivered to us on a silver platter. (..)
    2016 Trolls