- stomach
- noun1 part of the body where food is digestedADJECTIVE▪ empty, full▪
You shouldn't drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food).
▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset▪She's been off work with an upset stomach.
▪ strong▪You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.
▪ sensitive, weak▪ rumbling▪the sound of my rumbling stomach
VERB + STOMACH▪ turn▪The smell of the dog turned his stomach.
▪ settle▪He ordered a sandwich to settle his stomach.
▪ settle in▪A feeling of nausea settled in her stomach.
▪ pump▪He had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose.
STOMACH + VERB▪ churn, heave, lurch▪My stomach lurched as another big wave hit the boat.
▪ growl, rumble▪ clench, knot (esp. AmE), knot up (esp. AmE), tighten, turn, turn over, twistSTOMACH + NOUN▪ ache, ailment (esp. AmE), bug, cancer, complaint (esp. BrE), cramps, disorder, illness (esp. BrE), pain, problems, ulcer, upset▪The drug can cause mild stomach upset.
▪He had a stomach upset. (BrE)
▪ lining, wall▪ acid, juices▪ contents▪Human remains were found among the stomach contents of the shark.
▪ pump, tubePREPOSITION▪ in the/your stomach▪The pains in his stomach were becoming worse.
▪enzymes in the stomach
▪She had a horrible sinking feeling in her stomach.
PHRASES▪ the contents of your stomach▪He violently emptied the contents of his stomach.
▪ feel sick to your stomach, sth makes you sick to your stomach▪It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes.
▪ the pit of your stomach▪I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach when I saw the ambulance.
▪ get a knot in your stomach, have a knot in your stomach▪ your stomach is in knots (esp. AmE)▪I would get knots in my stomach because I was so scared.
2 front part of the body below the chestADJECTIVE▪ firm, flat, toned, washboard▪ bulging, fat, flabby, large▪ bloated, swollen▪ bareVERB + STOMACH▪ hold in, pull in, suck in▪He sucked in his stomach as he walked along the beach.
▪ lie on, roll (over) onto▪ clutch, hold▪‘Call a doctor!’ he said, clutching his stomach.
▪ pat, rub▪‘I'm eating for two now!’ she said, patting her stomach.
▪ kick (sb in), punch (sb in), stab (sb in), etc.▪He was stabbed in the stomach during a street brawl.
STOMACH + VERB▪ protrude, stick outSTOMACH + NOUN▪ muscles▪ injury (esp. BrE), strain (BrE), woundPREPOSITION▪ on the/your stomach▪I lay on my stomach on the beach.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
