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)- The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
- (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlargedbeer gut
- (uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
- A person's emotional, visceral self.I have a funny feeling in my gut.
- (in the plural) The essential, core parts.He knew all about the guts of the business, how things actually get done.
- (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.
- (informal) A gut courseYou should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.
- A narrow passage of water.the Gut of Canso
- 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.
Synonyms
- (alimentary canal, intestine) alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine, tharm, innards
- (abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged) abdomen, beer belly, enlarged, beer gut UK, enlarged, belly, paunch enlarged, potbelly enlarged, stomach, tum, tummy
- (intestines of an animal used to make strings) catgut
Verb
- (transitive) To eviscerate.
- (transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
- fire gutted the building
- Congress gutted the welfare bill.