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Gut

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Noun

1. bowel, gut, intestine

the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

2. gut

a narrow channel or strait

3. catgut, gut

a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

Verb

4. gut

empty completely; destroy the inside of

Example Sentences:
'Gut the building'

5. gut

remove the guts of

Example Sentences:
'gut the sheep'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gut

see synonyms of gut
noun
1. 
a. 
the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine
b. 
the entire alimentary canal
▶ Related adjective: visceral
2. (often plural)
the bowels or entrails, esp of an animal
3. slang
the belly; paunch
4.  catgut
5. 
a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle
6. 
a narrow channel or passage
7. (plural) informal
courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness
8. (plural) informal
the essential part
the guts of a problem
9.  bust a gut
10.  have someone's guts for garters
11.  hate a person's guts
12.  sweat one's guts out
verbWord forms: guts, gutting or gutted (transitive)
13. 
to remove the entrails from (fish, etc)
14. 
(esp of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building)
15. 
to plunder; despoil
the raiders gutted the city
16. 
to take out the central points of (an article), esp in summary form
adjective
17. informal
arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural
a gut problem
a gut reaction
noun acronym for
grand unified theory

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gut

see synonyms of gut
grand unified (field) theory
noun
1. 
a.  [pl.]
the bowels; entrails
b. 
the stomach or belly
now often regarded as an indelicate usage
2. 
all or part of the alimentary canal, esp. the intestine
3. 
tough cord made from animal intestines, used for violin strings, surgical sutures, etc.; catgut
4. 
the little bag of silk removed from a silkworm before it has spun its cocoon: made into strong cord for use in fishing tackle
5. 
a narrow passage or gully, as of a stream or path
6.  [pl.]; Informal
the basic, inner or deeper parts
7.  [pl.]; Informal
a. 
daring, courage, perseverance, vigor, etc.
b. 
impudence; effrontery
c. 
power or force
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgutted or ˈgutting
8. 
to remove the intestines from; eviscerate
9. 
to destroy the interior of, as by fire
adjective Slang
10. 
urgent and basic or fundamental
the gut issues of a campaign
11. 
easy; simple
a gut course in college

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gut

see synonyms of gut
abbr.
grand unified theory
n.
1.
a. The digestive tract or a portion thereof, especially the intestine or stomach.
b. The embryonic digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, the midgut, and the hindgut.
c. guts The bowels or entrails; viscera.
d. Informal A large belly or abdomen, especially one resulting from overeating or a sedentary lifestyle: “Aldo, old before his time, had grown a gut and developed a persistent phlegmy cough” (Michael Byers).
2. Informal
a. Innermost emotional or visceral response: She felt in her gut that he was guilty.
b. guts The inner or essential parts: “The best part of a good car … is its guts” (Leigh Allison Wilson).
3. guts Informal Courage; fortitude: It takes guts to be a rock climber.
4.
a. Thin, tough cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, used as strings for musical instruments or as surgical sutures.
b. Fibrous material taken from the silk gland of a silkworm before it spins a cocoon, used for fishing tackle.
5. A narrow passage or channel.
6. Sports
a. The central, lengthwise portion of a playing area.
b. The players occupying this space: The fullback ran up the gut of the defense.
7. Slang A gut course.
tr.v. gut·ted, gut·ting, guts
1. To remove the intestines or entrails of; eviscerate.
2. To extract essential or major parts of: gut a manuscript.
3. To destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the house.
4. To reduce or destroy the effectiveness of: A stipulation added at the last minute gutted the ordinance.
adj.
Slang
Arousing or involving basic emotions; visceral: “Conservationism is a gut issue in the West” (Saturday Review).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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