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gut

1

[ guht ]

noun

  1. the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
  2. guts,
    1. bowels or entrails.
    2. Informal. courage and fortitude; nerve; determination; stamina:

      Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts.

    3. the inner working parts of a machine or device:

      The mechanic had the guts of the refrigerator laid out on the kitchen floor.

  3. the belly; stomach; abdomen.
  4. the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber:

    sheep's gut.

  5. a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines.
  6. the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks.
  7. a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills.
  8. Slang. Also gut course. snap course.


verb (used with object)

gutted, gutting.
  1. to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel.
  2. to destroy the interior of:

    Fire gutted the building.

  3. to plunder (a house, city, etc.) of contents:

    Invaders gutted the village.

  4. to remove the vital or essential parts from:

    The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship.

adjective

  1. Informal.
    1. basic or essential:

      to discuss the gut issues.

    2. based on instincts or emotions:

      a gut reaction; gut decisions.

GUT

2
Physics.
  1. grand unification theory.

GUT

1

/ É¡ÊŒ³Ù /

acronym for

  1. grand unified theory
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gut

2

/ É¡ÊŒ³Ù /

noun

    1. the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine
    2. the entire alimentary canal visceral
  1. often plural the bowels or entrails, esp of an animal
  2. slang.
    the belly; paunch
  3. See catgut
  4. a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle
  5. a narrow channel or passage
  6. informal.
    plural courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness
  7. informal.
    plural the essential part

    the guts of a problem

  8. bust a gut informal.
    to make an intense effort
  9. have someone's guts for garters informal.
    to be extremely angry with someone
  10. hate a person's guts informal.
    to dislike a person very strongly
  11. sweat one's guts out or work one's guts out informal.
    to work very hard
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verb

  1. to remove the entrails from (fish, etc)
  2. (esp of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building)
  3. to plunder; despoil

    the raiders gutted the city

  4. to take out the central points of (an article), esp in summary form
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adjective

  1. informal.
    arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural

    a gut reaction

    a gut problem

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GUT

1
  1. Abbreviation of grand unified theory See unified field theory

gut

2

/ ²µÅ­³Ù /

  1. The intestine of a vertebrate animal.
  2. The alimentary canal of an invertebrate animal.
  3. The tube in a vertebrate embryo that later develops into the alimentary canal, lungs, and liver.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ³Ü³ÙËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ³Ü³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²µ³Ü³Ù·³Ù±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gut1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English gut, guttes (plural), Old English guttas (plural), akin to ²µÅ§´Ç³Ù²¹²Ô “to pourâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gut1

Old English gutt; related to ²µÅ§´Ç³Ù²¹²Ô to flow; see fusion
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. spill one's guts, Slang. to tell all; lay oneself bare; confess everything:

    The celebrity chef spills his guts in his autobiography.

More idioms and phrases containing gut

In addition to the idiom beginning with gut , also see bust a gut ; hate someone's guts ; have the guts .
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Example Sentences

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“Mexicans aren’t as fond of gore or guts, which zombie films often lend themselves to,†Ezban offers as a reason for the lack of homegrown iterations.

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There was a purity within us as young creators — we hadn’t been tainted by the world in a way, so it was like we could trust our gut.

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Answer: After losing your home and finding out you were underinsured, the news that you might have a taxable gain must have been a gut punch.

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In case you haven’t been paying attention, Trump and his cronies threaten or have already gutted organizations devoted to caring for veterans, the elderly, the medically vulnerable and other marginalized populations.

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That’s still devastating — but it also reveals the administration’s number to be 3 to 5 times higher than best-practice estimates, weaponized rhetorically to gut public health programs that have nothing to do with opioids.

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