{
    "term": "stomach",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/in/internal_organs.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the organ inside the body where food goes when you eat it",
            "labels": "(British English also)(informal)(formal)(British English)(British English)(disapproving)(both informal, often disapproving)(informal, disapproving)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "stomach pains/cramps"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **upset stomach**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a stomach upset"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not a good idea to drink *(= alcohol)* on **an empty stomach** *(= without having eaten anything)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You shouldn't exercise on a full stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A feeling of nausea settled in her stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a hangover, so he ordered a sandwich to settle his stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a stomach upset."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He violently emptied the contents of his stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Human remains were found among the stomach contents of the shark."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would get knots in my stomach because I was so scared."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My stomach lurched as another big wave hit the boat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's been off work with an upset stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drug can cause mild stomach upset."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pains in his stomach were becoming worse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You shouldn't go to school on an empty stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "enzymes in the stomach"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the sound of my rumbling stomach"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["empty", "full", "dodgy"],
                "verb + stomach": ["turn", "settle", "settle in"],
                "stomach + verb": ["churn", "heave", "lurch"],
                "stomach + noun": ["ache", "ailment", "bug"],
                "preposition": ["in the/​your stomach"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the contents of your stomach",
                    "feel sick to your stomach",
                    "something makes you sick to your stomach"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the front part of the body below the chest",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The attacker kicked him in the stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lie on your stomach with your arms by your side."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They crawled along the ground on their stomachs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "exercises to strengthen the stomach muscles"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I'm eating for two now!’ she said, patting her stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sucked in his stomach as he walked along the beach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was stabbed in the stomach during a street brawl."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I lay on my stomach on the beach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a flat stomach and a muscular chest."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that somebody has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to not want to eat something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She had no stomach for the leftover stew."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to not have the desire or courage to do something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They had no stomach for a fight."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the bottom of the stomach where people say they feel strong feelings, especially fear",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach when I saw the ambulance."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to remove the contents of somebody’s stomach using a pump, because they have swallowed something harmful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "feeling very angry or worried",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Nora turned sick to her stomach on hearing this news."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "feeling that you want to vomit",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make you feel upset, sick or full of horror",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Pictures of the burnt corpses turned my stomach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The smell of the dead dog turned his stomach."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstʌmək/",
                "audio": "st/stomach/stomach__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstʌmək/",
                "audio": "st/stomach/stomach__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "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.)."
}