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noun

Definition of gutsnext
plural of gut
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as in entrails
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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as in courage
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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as in grit
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of gut
as in cleans
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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“Guts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guts. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

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