Definition of: stomach

(stum′ək) noun
1. The pouchlike, highly vascular dilation of the alimentary canal, situated in most vertebrates between the esophagus and the small intestine, and serving as one of the principal organs of digestion. ♦ Collateral adjective: gastric.
2. Any digestive cavity, as of an invertebrate.
3. The abdomen; belly: an anatomically incorrect use.
4. Desire for food; appetite; hence, any desire or inclination.
5. Temper; spirit.
6. Obs. Pride; haughtiness.
—v.t.
1. To accept without apparent opposition; to put up with; endure.
2. To take into and retain in the stomach; digest.
3. Obs. To resent. [<OF estomac <L stomachus <Gk. stomachos gullet, stomach <stoma a mouth]