Stomach (Verb)
Meaning 1
Bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- She cannot stomach the thought of leaving her children alone at night.
- He has a hard time eating vegetables, he just cannot stomach their texture.
- After watching the animal shelter video, she realized she could not stomach the cruelty.
- Some people cannot stomach spicy food due to their sensitive stomach lining.
- Many patients after seeing surgeries could not stomach watching more operations.
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Meaning 2
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- She couldn't stomach the thought of going back to that job after what her boss did to her.
- He had to stomach his opponent's insults during the debate.
- It took a lot of strength for her to stomach the pain after the accident.
- Many employees complaint about having to stomach the boss's condescending attitude every day.
- She found it hard to stomach the criticism of her art.