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plural of gut
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1
the internal organs of the body
- the student dissected the frog and looked at its guts with a mixture of fascination and disgust
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2
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
- it took a lot of guts to rush into that burning building and save her cat
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- bottle
- [British slang],
- bravery,
- courage,
- courageousness,
- daring,
- daringness,
- dauntlessness,
- doughtiness,
- fearlessness,
- gallantry,
- greatheartedness,
- gutsiness,
- hardihood,
- heart,
- heroism,
- intestinal fortitude,
- intrepidity,
- intrepidness,
- moxie,
- nerve,
- pecker
- [chiefly British],
- prowess,
- stoutness,
- valor,
- virtue
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- audacity,
- boldness,
- brazenness,
- cheek,
- cojones
- [slang],
- effrontery,
- gall,
- temerity
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3
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
- had the guts to keep running the race even though she felt like quitting
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guts
verbpresent tense third-person singular of gut
Synonyms of guts (Entry 2 of 2)
to take the internal organs out of
- you'll need to gut the fish and wash it out before you can cook it
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