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stomach

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

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.

(..) What is this? It was a slow week. I mean, that's half of what I got. You hear this, Louie? I'm starving here. And when the old stomach starts talking, it's not talking to me. - It's talking to... the claws! - Not the claws! Please! I'm holding these bad boys back as best as I can, but the thing is it's not up to me. The stomach got a direct line to these babies,... ...and I'm picking up a lot of chatter! So, I'll talk to the claws, but in exchange... ...next week, all your food comes to me. (..)
2008 Bolt