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

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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