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gut¹
- /ɡʌt/
- /ɡʊt/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌt
Where it comes from
From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“guts, entrails”)), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Related to English gote (“drain”), Old English ġēotan (“to pour”). More at gote, yote.
The verb is from Middle English gutten, gotten (“to gut”).
noun guts
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The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
Similar: alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine, tharm, innards
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The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.
You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.
Similar: abdomen, beer belly, beer gut, belly, paunch, potbelly, stomach, tum, tummy
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The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
Similar: catgut
- A person's emotional, visceral self. I have a funny feeling in my gut.
- A class that is not demanding or challenging. You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.
- A narrow channel, passage, or stream of water. (Compare gote.) the Gut of Canso
- The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.
verb guts · gutting · gutted
- To eviscerate. Holonym: field dress
- To remove or destroy the vital parts of. Fire gutted the building.
- To dishearten; to crush the spirits of. They were gutted by the court's decision.
adjective
- Made of gut. a violin with gut strings
- Instinctive. gut reaction
Gut²
Where it comes from
* As a German, Alemannic German, and Jewish surname, variant of Guth. Also compare Gutmann.
* As an English surname, from the noun gut. See Gott.
proper noun Guts
- A surname from German.
GUT³
noun GUTs
- Initialism of grand unification theory or grand unified theory
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bowel, intestine, catgut, intestinal, gastrointestinal, midgut, viscera, stomach, visceral, rectal, thorax, tummy, womb, tripe, stomachache, nerve
Translations
Every language
noun alimentary canal
| Español | tripa |
|---|---|
| Português | tripa |
| Deutsch | Darm, Eingeweide |
noun gut course
| Español | maría |
|---|
noun abdomen
| Español | tripa, panza, mondongo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 배 bae, 똥배 ttongbae |
| Português | pança, barriga |
| Français | panse, bedaine, bide |
| Deutsch | Bauch, Ranzen |
| Italiano | pancia |
| Русский | брю́хо brjúxo, пу́зо púzo |
noun intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc
| Español | tripa |
|---|---|
| Português | tripa |
| Français | boyaux, cordes de boyau |
| Deutsch | Darm, Darmsaite |
| Русский | жилка žilka, жила žila |
verb To eviscerate
| Español | destripar |
|---|---|
| Português | estripar |
| Français | vider, éviscérer |
| Deutsch | ausnehmen, ausweiden |
| Italiano | sviscerare, sbudellare, sventrare |
| Русский | потроши́ть potrošítʹ, вы́потрошить výpotrošitʹ |
verb To remove or destroy the vital parts of
| Français | vider de sa substance, délabrer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ausweiden |
| Italiano | sventrare, stravolgere |
| Tiếng Việt | rút ruột |
adj made of gut
| Français | en boyau |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | darmbesaitet |
adj instinctive
| Français | viscéral |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | instinktiv |
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