gut

¹gut

noun \ˈgət\

Definition of GUT

1

a (1) : bowels, entrails —usually used in plural (2) : the basic visceral or emotional part of a person

b : alimentary canal; also : part of the alimentary canal and especially the intestine or stomach

c : belly, abdomen

d : catgut

2

plural : the inner essential parts <the guts of a car>

3

: a narrow passage; also : a narrow waterway or small creek

4

: the sac of silk taken from a silkworm ready to spin its cocoon and drawn out into a thread for use as a snell

5

plural : fortitude and stamina in coping with what alarms, repels, or discourages : courage, pluck

6

: gut course

Examples of GUT

1. the guts of the fish
2. the guts of a machine
3. the guts of a business deal
4. That decision took a lot of guts.
5. I didn't have the guts to do it.

Origin of GUT

Middle English, from Old English guttas, plural; probably akin to Old English gēotan to pour

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to GUT

Synonyms

entrails, innards, inside(s), inwards, viscera, vitals

Antonyms

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness

Related Words

bowel(s), intestine(s); chitterlings (or chitlins), giblet(s), variety meat

Near Antonyms

cold feet, faintheartedness, fearfulness, mousiness, timidity, timorousness; feebleness, softness, weakness; impotence, ineffectualness; hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with GUT

but, butt, cut, glut, hut, jut, mutt, nut, putt, rut, scut, shut, slut, smut, soot, strut, tut, ut, what

²gut

transitive verb

gut·tedgut·ting

Definition of GUT

1

a : eviscerate

b : to extract all the essential passages or portions from

2

a : to destroy the inside of <fire gutted the building>

b : to destroy the essential power or effectiveness of <inflation gutting the economy>

— gut it out

: persevere

Examples of GUT

1. The salmon is already gutted and filleted.
2. Critics claim that these reforms will gut the law.

First Known Use of GUT

14th century

Related to GUT

Synonyms

clean, disembowel, draw, eviscerate

Related Words

bone, dress; cut, excise, extract, remove, withdraw, yank; transplant

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

³gut

adjective

Definition of GUT

1

: arising from one's inmost self : visceral <a gut reaction>

2

: having strong impact or immediate relevance <gut issues>

First Known Use of GUT

1964

GUT

abbreviation

Definition of GUT

grand unified theory; grand unification theory

Other Physics Terms

amplitude, centrifugal, centripetal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, kinetic, lase, quantum