stomach vs take a joke

stomach is a noun but take a joke is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stomach	Yes	No	Yes	No
take a joke	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take a joke is a hyponym of stomach; that is, take a joke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stomach:

Other hyponyms of stomach include accept, live with, swallow, hold still for, stand for, bear up, take lying down, sit out, pay.

stomach (noun)	take a joke (noun)
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
an appetite for food
an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness

stomach (verb)	take a joke (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	listen to a joke at one's own expense
bear to eat