gut
Gut is defined as the intestines or belly, or the cord made from animal intestines.
(noun)- An example of gut is when someone gets punched in the stomach; they are punched in the gut.
- An example of gut is the material from which violin and cello strings are made.
The definition of gut is courage or strength.
(noun)An example of gut is an abused woman fighting back against her abuser; the woman has guts.
Gut means to remove the internal parts of someone or something.
(verb)- An example of gut is slicing a fish's belly open and removing the intestines.
- An example of gut is to destroy the interior of a building.
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See gut in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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
Origin: ME < OE guttas, pl. < base of geotan, to pour: for IE base see gust
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
grand unified (field) theory
See gut in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. The alimentary canal or a portion thereof, especially the intestine or stomach.b. The embryonic digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, the midgut, and the hindgut.
- guts The bowels; entrails; viscera.
- Slang a. Innermost emotional or visceral response: She felt in her gut that he was guilty.b. guts The essential components or inner working parts: “The best part of a good car . . . is its guts” (Leigh Allison Wilson).
- guts Slang a. Courage; fortitude.b. Nerve; audacity.
- Slang A gut course.
- A thin, tough cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, used as strings for musical instruments or as surgical sutures.
- A narrow passage or channel.
- Fibrous material taken from the silk gland of a silkworm before it spins a cocoon, used for fishing tackle.
- To remove the intestines or entrails of; eviscerate.
- To extract essential or major parts of: gut a manuscript.
- To destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the house.
- To reduce or destroy the effectiveness of: A stipulation added at the last minute gutted the ordinance.
Slang
Arousing or involving basic emotions; visceral: “Conservationism is a gut issue in the West” (Saturday Review).
Origin:
Origin: From Middle English guttes, entrails
Origin: , from Old English guttas; see gheu- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- gutˈty adjective
abbreviation
grand unified theory
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