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gut
1[ guht ]
noun
- guts,
- bowels or entrails.
- Informal. courage and fortitude; nerve; determination; stamina:
Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts.
- the inner working parts of a machine or device:
The mechanic had the guts of the refrigerator laid out on the kitchen floor.
- the belly; stomach; abdomen.
- the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber:
sheep's gut.
- a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines.
- the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks.
- a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills.
- Slang. Also gut course. snap course.
verb (used with object)
- to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel.
- to destroy the interior of:
Fire gutted the building.
- to plunder (a house, city, etc.) of contents:
Invaders gutted the village.
- to remove the vital or essential parts from:
The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship.
adjective
- Informal.
- basic or essential:
to discuss the gut issues.
- based on instincts or emotions:
a gut reaction; gut decisions.
GUT
2- grand unification theory.
GUT
1/ ɡʌt /
acronym for
- grand unified theory
gut
2/ ɡʌt /
noun
- the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine
- the entire alimentary canal visceral
- often plural the bowels or entrails, esp of an animal
- slang.the belly; paunch
- See catgut
- a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle
- a narrow channel or passage
- informal.plural courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness
- informal.plural the essential part
the guts of a problem
- bust a gut informal.to make an intense effort
- have someone's guts for garters informal.to be extremely angry with someone
- hate a person's guts informal.to dislike a person very strongly
- sweat one's guts out or work one's guts out informal.to work very hard
verb
- to remove the entrails from (fish, etc)
- (esp of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building)
- to plunder; despoil
the raiders gutted the city
- to take out the central points of (an article), esp in summary form
adjective
- informal.arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural
a gut reaction
a gut problem
GUT
1- Abbreviation of grand unified theory See unified field theory
gut
2/ gŭt /
- The intestine of a vertebrate animal.
- The alimentary canal of an invertebrate animal.
- The tube in a vertebrate embryo that later develops into the alimentary canal, lungs, and liver.
Derived Forms
- ˈgutˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- gut·like adjective
- un·gut·ted adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gut1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gut1
Idioms and Phrases
- spill one's guts, Slang. to tell all; lay oneself bare; confess everything:
The celebrity chef spills his guts in his autobiography.
More idioms and phrases containing gut
In addition to the idiom beginning with gut , also see bust a gut ; hate someone's guts ; have the guts .Example Sentences
The SNP is still short on cash, even more so following the general election catastrophe, and is gutting its HQ of staff.
It was a fist landed square in the gut.
Within hours, Sindle seemed to have a mental breakdown, according to accounts relayed in police reports: On the night of Aug. 11, she was wandering around the foster home talking about “guts.”
It reveals a gutted warehouse with rickety metal stairs leading into a dark dank basement.
"Big love guys – I'm just gutted, really gutted."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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