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   Gut

   /ɡət/

   

   noun

   • 1. the stomach or belly: "a painful stabbing feeling in his gut" Similar stomachbellyabdomenintestinesbowelscoloninformal:tummytuminsidesinnardsbreadbasketbingysolar plexus
   • ▪ the lower alimentary canal or a part of this; the intestine: "microbes which naturally live in the human gut"
   • ▪ entrails that have been removed or exposed in violence or by a butcher. Similar intestinesentrailsvital organsbodily organsvital partsvisceraoffalinformal:insidesinnardsarchaic:numbles
   • ▪ the internal parts or essence of something: "the guts of a modern computer"
   • 2. used in reference to a feeling or reaction based on an instinctive emotional response rather than considered thought: informal "I had a gut feeling that something was wrong"
   • 3. personal courage and determination; toughness of character: informal "she had both more brains and more guts than her husband" Similar couragecourageousnessbraveryvalorbackbonenervefortitudepluckpluckinessmettlemettlesomenessspiritboldnessaudacitydaringfearlessnesshardinesstoughnessforcefulnessdeterminationresolveresolutioninformal:gritgumptionspunkgutsinessgamenessbottleballsinessmoxiecojonessandvulgar slang:ballsOpposite cowardice
   • 4. fiber made from the intestines of animals, used especially for violin or racket strings or for surgical use: "gut strings"
   • 5. a narrow passage or strait.

   verb

   • 1. take out the intestines and other internal organs of (a fish or other animal) before cooking it. Similar disembowelevisceratedrawdresscleanremove the innards fromremove the guts fromrare:emboweldisbowelexenterategrallochpaunch
   • ▪ remove or destroy completely the internal parts of (a building or other structure): "the fire gutted most of the factory" Similar devastatedestroydemolishwipe outlay waste toravageconsumeruinleave in ruinswreckrazelevelflattenliterary:despoil
   • 2. cause (someone) to feel extremely upset or disappointed: informal British "it guts me to think about what my mother and brother missed out on"

   Word Origin Old Englishguttas (plural), probably related to gēotan ‘pour’.

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   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.

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   What does gut mean in English?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Daily life gut1 /ɡʌt/ ●●○ noun 1 → gut reaction/feeling/instinct 2 → guts 3 inside your body a) guts [ plural] all the organs in someone’s body, especially when they have come out of their body There were blood and guts all over the place.

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   What does it mean if a person has a gut?

   • guts [plural] (informal) the courage and determination that it takes to do something difficult or unpleasant He doesn't have the guts to walk away from a high-paying job. [countable] the place where your natural feelings that make you react in a particular way are thought to be I had a feeling in my gut that something was wrong.

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   What does gut mean in cooking?

   • Related topics: Cooking gut2 verb (gutted, gutting) [ transitive] 1 to completely destroy the inside of a building, especially by fire The building was gutted by fire.

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   What is a gut & why is it important?

   • The gut is the tube inside the body of a person or animal through which food passes while it is being digested. Toxins can leak from the gut into the bloodstream. Guts is the will and courage to do something that is difficult or unpleasant, or which might have unpleasant results.

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   3 [countable] (informal) a person's stomach, especially when it is large synonym belly Have you seen the gut on him! a beer gut (= caused by drinking beer); 4 guts [plural] (informal) the courage and determination that it takes to do something difficult or unpleasant He doesn't have the guts to walk away from a high-paying job.

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   gut. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Daily life gut1 /ɡʌt/ noun 1 → gut reaction/feeling/instinct 2 → guts 3 inside your body a) guts [ plural] all the organs in someone’s body, especially when they have come out of their body There were blood and guts all over the place. b) [ countable] the tube through ...