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