stomach

²stomach

verb

Definition of STOMACH

transitive verb

1

archaic : to take offense at

2

: to bear without overt reaction or resentment : put up with <couldn't stomach office politics>

Examples of STOMACH

1. I could barely stomach the smell.
2. I can't stomach raw onions.

First Known Use of STOMACH

1523

Related to STOMACH

Synonyms: abide, absorb, accept, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, bear, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]

Related Words: allow, permit, suffer, swallow; reconcile (to); acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)

Near Antonyms: decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist; avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

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Rhymes with STOMACH

hummock