noun

1. 1. the large, saclike organ of vertebrates into which food passes from the esophagus or gullet for storage while undergoing the early processes of digestion
   2. any of the separate sections of such a digestive organ, as in ruminants, or all these sections collectively
2. any enlarged storage portion of the digestive cavity, as in invertebrates
3. the abdomen, or belly
4. appetite for food
5. desire or inclination of any kind
6. Archaic character or disposition
7. Obsolete
   1. spirit
   2. pride
   3. resentment

Etymology: ME stomak < OFr estomac < L stomachus, gullet, esophagus, stomach < Gr stomachos, throat, gullet < stoma, mouth: see stoma

transitive verb

1. to be able to eat or digest
2. to tolerate; bear; endure
3. Obsolete to resent