• Gut

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /É¡ÊŒt/
    • Rhymes: -ÊŒt

    Origin

    From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas ("guts, entrails")), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *gÊ°eud- ("to pour"). Related to English gote ("drain"), Old English Ä¡Ä“otan ("to pour"). More at gote, yote.

    Full definition of gut

    Noun

    gut

    (plural guts)
    1. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
    2. (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlargedbeer gut
    3. (uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
    4. A person's emotional, visceral self.I have a funny feeling in my gut.
    5. (in the plural) The essential, core parts.He knew all about the guts of the business, how things actually get done.
    6. (in the plural) Ability and will to face up to adversity or unpleasantness.It took a lot of guts to admit to using banned substances on television.
    7. (informal) A gut courseYou should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.
    8. A narrow passage of water.the Gut of Canso
    9. The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.

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    Verb

    1. (transitive) To eviscerate.
    2. (transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
      • fire gutted the building
      • Congress gutted the welfare bill.

    Adjective

    gut

    1. Made of gut, e.g., a violin with gut strings
    2. Instinctive, e.g., a gut reaction

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