Gut (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
  2. guts,
    • bowels or entrails.
    • 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.
  3. the belly; stomach; abdomen.
  4. the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber: sheep's gut.
  5. a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines.
  6. the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks.
  7. a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills.
  8. snap course.
verb (used with object), gut·ted, gut·ting.
  1. to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel.
  2. to destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the building.
  3. to plunder (a house, city, etc.) of contents: Invaders gutted the village.
  4. to remove the vital or essential parts from: The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship.
adjective
  1. Informal.
    • basic or essential: to discuss the gut issues.
    • based on instincts or emotions: a gut reaction; gut decisions.
Idioms
  1. to tell all; lay oneself bare; confess everything: The celebrity chef spills his guts in his autobiography.
Physics.
  1. grand unification theory.
noun
    • the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine
    • the entire alimentary canal
  2. the bowels or entrails, esp of an animal
  3. the belly; paunch
  4. See catgut
  5. a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle
  6. a narrow channel or passage
  7. courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness
  8. the essential part
  9. to make an intense effort
  10. to be extremely angry with someone
  11. to dislike a person very strongly
  12. to work very hard
verb guts, gutting or gutted (tr)
  1. to remove the entrails from (fish, etc)
  2. (esp of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building)
  3. to plunder; despoil
  4. to take out the central points of (an article), esp in summary form
adjective
  1. arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural
n acronym for
  1. grand unified theory
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