Stomach Feeling I Upset Sick ˈstʌmək Drink Empty

• stomach pains/cramps
• an upset stomach
• a stomach upset
• it's not a good idea to drink (= alcohol) on an empty stomach (= without having eaten anything).

stomach

1. the organ inside the body where food goes when you eat it
• SEE ALSO tummy
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• stomach pains/cramps
• an upset stomach
• a stomach upset
• It's not a good idea to drink (= alcohol) on an empty stomach (= without having eaten anything).
• You shouldn't exercise on a full stomach.

Extra Examples

• A feeling of nausea settled in her stomach.
• He had a hangover, so he ordered a sandwich to settle his stomach.
• He had a stomach upset.
• He violently emptied the contents of his stomach.
• Human remains were found among the stomach contents of the shark.
• I would get knots in my stomach because I was so scared.
• It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes.
• My stomach lurched as another big wave hit the boat.
• She's been off work with an upset stomach.
• The drug can cause mild stomach upset.
• The pains in his stomach were becoming worse.
• You shouldn't drink wine on an empty stomach.
• enzymes in the stomach
• the sound of my rumbling stomach
2. the front part of the body below the chest
• The attacker kicked him in the stomach.
• Lie on your stomach with your arms by your side.
• They crawled along the ground on their stomachs.
• exercises to strengthen the stomach muscles

Extra Examples

• ‘I'm eating for two now!’ she said, patting her stomach.
• He sucked in his stomach as he walked along the beach.
• He was stabbed in the stomach during a street brawl.
• I lay on my stomach on the beach.
• He had a flat stomach and a muscular chest.
3. used to say that somebody has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat
4. to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing something
• I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.
5. to not want to eat something
• She had no stomach for the leftover stew.
6. to not have the desire or courage to do something
• They had no stomach for a fight.
7. to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset
• You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.
8. the bottom of the stomach where people say they feel strong feelings, especially fear
• He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
• I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach when I saw the ambulance.
9. to remove the contents of somebody’s stomach using a pump, because they have swallowed something harmful
• He had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose.
10. feeling very angry or worried
• Nora turned sick to her stomach on hearing this news.
• It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes.
11. feeling that you want to vomit
12. to make you feel upset, sick or full of horror
• Pictures of the burnt corpses turned my stomach.
• The smell of the dead dog turned his stomach.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French estomac, stomaque, via Latin from Greek stomakhos ‘gullet’, from stoma ‘mouth’. The early sense of the verb was ‘be offended at, resent’ (early 16th cent.).