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1 VERB If you stoke a fire, you add coal or wood to it to keep it burning. □ [V n] She was stoking the stove with sticks of maple. ● PHRASAL VERB Stoke up means the same as stoke . □ [V P n] He stoked up the fire in the hearth.

2 VERB If you stoke something such as a feeling, you cause it to be felt more strongly. □ [V n] These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war. ● PHRASAL VERB Stoke up means the same as stoke . □ [V P n] He has sent his proposals in the hope of stoking up interest for the idea.

stok|er /stoʊ kə ^r / (stokers ) N‑COUNT In former times a stoker was a person whose job was to stoke fires, especially on a ship or a steam train.

stole /stoʊ l/ (stoles ) Stole is the past tense of steal .

sto|len /stoʊ l ^ə n/ Stolen is the past participle of steal .

stol|id /stɒ l I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone as stolid , you mean that they do not show much emotion or are not very exciting or interesting. □  He glanced furtively at the stolid faces of the two detectives.

stom|ach ◆◇◇ /stʌ mək/ (stomachs , stomaching , stomached )

1 N‑COUNT Your stomach is the organ inside your body where food is digested before it moves into the intestines. □  He had an upset stomach. □  My stomach is completely full.

2 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] You can refer to the front part of your body below your waist as your stomach . □  The children lay down on their stomachs. □  …stomach muscles.

3 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] If the front part of your body below your waist feels uncomfortable because you are feeling worried or frightened, you can refer to it as your stomach . □  His stomach was in knots.

4 N‑COUNT If you say that someone has a strong stomach , you mean that they are not disgusted by things that disgust most other people. □  Surgery often demands actual physical strength, as well as the possession of a strong stomach.

5 VERB If you cannot stomach something, you cannot accept it because you dislike it or disapprove of it. □ [V n/v-ing] I could never stomach the cruelty involved in the wounding of animals.

6 PHRASE If you do something on an empty stomach , you do it without having eaten. □  Avoid drinking on an empty stomach.

7 PHRASE If you say that something turns your stomach or makes your stomach turn , you mean that it is so unpleasant or offensive that it makes you feel sick. □  The true facts will turn your stomach.

8butterflies in your stomach → see butterfly COLLOCATIONS stomach NOUN

1

adjective + stomach : bloated, distended; empty; queasy, upset; cast-iron

stomach+ verb : growl, rumble

verb + stomach : upset

2

adjective + stomach : flat; six-pack, washboard; bloated, distended, swollen

3

stomach+ verb : churn, flip, lurch

sto m|ach ache (stomach aches ) also stomachache N‑VAR If you have a stomach-ache , you have a pain in your stomach.

sto mach-churning ADJ If you describe something as stomach-churning , you mean that it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel physically sick. □  The stench from rotting food is stomach-churning.

sto |mach sta |pling N‑UNCOUNT Stomach stapling is an operation in which part of the stomach is removed in order to help a person to eat less and lose weight. [MEDICAL ] □  The most popular method of surgical weight loss is the stomach stapling operation.

stomp /stɒ mp/ (stomps , stomping , stomped ) VERB If you stomp somewhere, you walk there with very heavy steps, often because you are angry. □ [V prep/adv] He stomped out of the room.

stone ◆◆◇ /stoʊ n/ (stones , stoning , stoned ) The plural is usually stone in meaning 10 . 1 N‑VAR Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses. □  He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone. □  …stone walls.