Pit Of The Stomach (Noun)
Meaning
A slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus).
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- A boxer's quick jab landed on his opponent's pit of the stomach, leaving him struggling for air.
- The gymnast fell flat on her pit of the stomach, momentarily knocking the wind out of her lungs.
- During the intense workout, the trainer focused on strengthening the muscles around the pit of the stomach to improve core stability.
- The martial artist was trained to accurately strike the pit of the stomach of his opponents to quickly incapacitate them.
- In the accident, the driver was fortunate to only have bruised her pit of the stomach from the airbag deployment.