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gut - What does it mean?

Definition of 'gut'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
  • (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged
    • beer gut
  • (uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
  • A person's emotional, visceral self.
    • I have a funny feeling in my gut .
  • (in the plural) The essential, core parts.
    • He knew all about the guts of the business, how things actually get done.
  • (in the plural) Ability and will to face up to adversity or unpleasantness.
    • It took a lot of guts to admit to using banned substances on television.
  • (informal) A gut course
    • You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut .
  • A narrow passage of water.
    • the Gut of Canso
  • The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.

    • Synonyms

    * alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine, tharm, innards * , belly, paunch (enlarged), potbelly (enlarged), stomach, tum, tummy * (intestines of an animal used to make strings) catgut

    Derived terms

    * catgut * gut barging * gut feeling * hate someone's guts * gutless * gutsy * tailgut

    Verb

    (gutt)
  • To eviscerate.
  • To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
  • :* fire gutted the building
  • :* Congress gutted the welfare bill.

    • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Made of gut, e.g., a violin with gut strings
  • Instinctive, e.g., a gut reaction

    • Related terms

    * blood-and-guts

    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'gut'

    get, got, goat, geat, gait, gout, git, gat, ghit, goit, gett, geet, ghat, gtt