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gut
- pronunciation:
- guht
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, adjective
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the food canal or a part of it, esp. the stomach or intestines.
Nutrients from the food we eat are absorbed in the gut. |
| definition 2: |
(usu. pl.) the internal parts of an animal that are removed when it is butchered; entrails; viscera.
He scaled the fish and removed the guts. |
| definition 3: |
(usu. pl.) the essential inner parts or workings.
The cover hides the guts of the computer. |
| definition 4: |
(informal) the abdomen; belly.
The kick caught him in the gut.- similar words:
- abdomen, belly
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| definition 5: |
(pl.; informal) courage or nerve.
He's trying to get up the guts to ask her to the dance. |
| definition 6: |
strips of intestinal tissue used for various purposes such as the strings of a guitar or violin, or for sutures.
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| definition 7: |
a very narrow passage or water channel.
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| related words: |
belly, bosom, bowel, daring, heart, mettle, pluck, prowess |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
guts, gutted, gutting |
| definition 1: |
to remove the entrails of; disembowel; eviscerate.
- similar words:
- draw
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| definition 2: |
to destroy or plunder the interior of.
Fire gutted the office building. |
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consume, desolate, destroy, dress, sack, strip |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
(informal) involving basic emotions.
Race prejudice is a gut issue with her.- similar words:
- brute
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| definition 2: |
instinctive; easy.
a gut music course- similar words:
- easy, instinctive, snap
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