gut

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/ɡʌt/

noun 6verb 3adj 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.) tube in the lower part of the body

ADJ

healthy

VERB + GUT

pass through

GUT + NOUN

flora, wall

PREP

in the/your ~ 2 guts

PHRASES

blood and guts

The action movie had too much blood and guts for my younger brother to watch.

a pain in your guts

She complained about a sharp pain in her guts throughout the entire flight.

(noun.) guts: courage/determination

VERB + GUT

have

It takes real courage to have the guts to say no to your friends sometimes.

take

It took guts for her to quit her job and start her own business.

(verb.)

ADV

completely

The old warehouse was completely gutted during the renovation to create open office spaces.

Definitions

noun

The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.

You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.

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.

A class that is not demanding or challenging.

You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.

verb

To eviscerate.

Holonym: field dress

The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them.

To remove or destroy the most important parts of.

Fire gutted the building.

Congress gutted the welfare bill.

To dishearten; to crush (the spirits of).

They were gutted by the court's decision.

It's no worse than what he said in Miami, but hearing him repeat it, attribute it to my father...it guts me. “That's who your family is. Who you are. Stangers—Stanleys, whatever your fucking names are,” he spits.

adj

Made of gut.

a violin with gut strings

Instinctive.

gut reaction

Thesaurus

Synonyms

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

catgut

noun — the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

gut feeling

An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.

Don't think too hard about the answers to a personality test; just go with your gut feeling.

gut reaction

A visceral reaction that arises with little accompanying thought or even (sometimes) no thought.

Near-synonym: knee-jerk reaction

gut factor

The emotional dimension of decision-making. A person's subjective (often almost visceral) feelings about what is right or wrong, good or bad.

gut check

An honest, reflective appraisal of one's true feelings concerning a matter of concern.

"I told them what we needed was a gut check to see whether we had the stomach to go ahead."

gut out

To endure stoically.

to gut it out

Example Bank

You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.

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I have a funny feeling in my gut.

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You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.

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Holonym: field dress

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The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them.

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The lioness gutted her prey.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, gut is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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