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