Stomach I Upset Feeling ˈstʌmək Pains Drink Empty

• stomach pains
• an upset stomach
• a stomach upset
• exercises to strengthen the stomach muscles

stomach

1. the organ inside the body where food goes when you swallow it; the front part of the body below the chest
• see also tummy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tummy
• stomach pains
• an upset stomach
• a stomach upset
• exercises to strengthen the stomach muscles
• 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.
• 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.
2. used to say that somebody has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat
3. to feel as though you will vomit soon
4. to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing something
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
• See related entries: Brave
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/brave/stomach_2
• They had no stomach for a fight.
7. to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset
8. the bottom of the stomach where people say they feel strong feelings, especially fear
• See related entries: Fear
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/fear/stomach_3
• He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
9. to remove the contents of somebody’s stomach using a pump, because they have swallowed something harmful
10. to make you feel upset, sick or disgusted
• Pictures of the burnt corpses turned my stomach.

Extra Examples

• ‘I’m eating for two now!’ she said, patting her stomach.
• 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 had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose.
• He sucked in his stomach as he walked along the beach.
• He violently emptied the contents of his stomach.
• He was stabbed in the stomach during a street brawl.
• Human remains were found among the stomach contents of the shark.
• I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach when I saw the ambulance.
• I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.
• I lay on my stomach on the beach.
• 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.
• The smell of the dead dog turned his stomach.
• You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.
• You shouldn’t drink wine on an empty stomach.
• enzymes in the stomach
• the sound of my rumbling stomach
• It’s not a good idea to drink on an empty stomach.
• You shouldn’t exercise on a full 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.).