gut
11 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
guts
plural
guts
Britannica Dictionary definition of GUT
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guts
[plural]
a
:
the internal organs of an animal
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the guts of the fish
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fish guts [=entrails]
b
informal
:
the inside parts of something
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the guts of a machine
c
informal
:
the most important parts of something
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the guts of a business deal
2
guts
[plural]
informal
:
courage
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That decision took a lot of guts.
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I didn't have the guts to do it.
◊ The expression no guts, no glory is sometimes used in informal U.S. English to mean that if you do not have courage, you will never achieve success and fame.
3
[count]
informal
— used to talk about feelings, ideas, etc., that come from your emotions and from what seems true or right rather than from logic or reason
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She knew in her gut that he was lying.
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He knew he had to trust his gut [=instincts] and do what felt right.
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What does your gut tell you to do?
4
[count]
informal
:
a person's stomach or the part of the body that contains the stomach
:
belly
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Her cruel remark was like a kick in the gut.
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He has a big gut.
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blood and guts
:
violent acts or images
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a movie with lots of blood and guts
bust a gut
informal also bust your gut
1
:
to work or try extremely hard
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We're going to have to bust a gut to finish this project on time.
2
US
:
to laugh in an uncontrolled way
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I thought I'd bust a gut (laughing) when you showed up in that silly outfit.
hate someone's guts
informal
:
to hate or dislike someone very much
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That guy really hates my guts.
spill your guts
informal
:
to tell your secrets or private feelings to another person
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What makes some people want to spill their guts on national television?
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gut
/ˈgʌt/
adjective
2
gut
/ˈgʌt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of GUT
always used before a noun
1
:
relating to or based on emotions
:
not based on logic or reason
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a gut feeling/reaction
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gut instinct
2
:
affecting people's emotions
3
gut
/ˈgʌt/
verb
guts;
gutted;
gutting
3
gut
/ˈgʌt/
verb
guts;
gutted;
gutting
Britannica Dictionary definition of GUT
[+ object]
1
:
to remove the internal organs from (a fish or an animal)
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The salmon is already gutted and filleted.
2
a
:
to destroy the inside of (a structure)
— often used as (be) gutted
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Fire gutted the building.
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The building was completely gutted by fire.
b
:
to destroy the power of (something)
:
to make (something) no longer effective
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Critics claim that these reforms will gut the law.
