gut
noun
- : now often regarded as an indelicate usage
- the bowels; entrails
- the stomach or belly
- all or part of the alimentary canal, esp. the intestine
- tough cord made from animal intestines, used for violin strings, surgical sutures, etc.; catgut
- the little bag of silk removed from a silkworm before it has spun its cocoon: made into strong cord for use in fishing tackle
- a narrow passage or gully, as of a stream or path
- Informal the basic, inner or deeper parts
- Informal
- daring, courage, perseverance, vigor, etc.
- impudence; effrontery
- power or force
transitive verb gutted, gutting
- to remove the intestines from; eviscerate
- to destroy the interior of, as by fire
adjective
- urgent and basic or fundamental: the gut issues of a campaign
- easy; simple: a gut course in college
See gut in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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