Main Entry:

²gut

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

gut·ted; gut·ting

Date:

14th century

1 a: eviscerate b: to extract all the essential passages or portions from2 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