Gut Meaning and Definition


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Gut meaning

Word: Gut

How to pronounce: gʌt

Noun

Definitions:

1. The stomach or belly.

Example sentences: "A painful stabbing feeling in his gut"

2. Used in reference to a feeling or reaction based on an instinctive emotional response rather than considered thought.

3. Personal courage and determination; toughness of character.

4. Fiber made from the intestines of animals, used especially for violin or racket strings or for surgical use.

Example sentences: "Gut strings"

5. A narrow passage or strait.

Example sentences: "McHale was trudging through the gut ahead of me at the side of the boat when he suddenly vanished at a spot marked only by the float of his hat."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Take out the intestines and other internal organs of (a fish or other animal) before cooking it.

Example sentences: "After getting a few fish each, they swam in the pond before they went back to the beach to clean and gut the fish and prepare them for dinner."

2. Cause (someone) to feel extremely upset or disappointed.


Synonyms:

intestine

bowel

belly

paunch

stomach

abdomen

tummy

potbelly

instinctive

instinctual

digestive tract

alimentary tract

digestive system

innards

bowels

insides

entrails

viscera

vitals

catgut

disembowel

pluck

guts

daring

inside

inwards

heart

core


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Gut in Other Languages...

Spanish: Intestino

German: Darm

French: Intestin

Italian: Intestino

Turkish: Içten


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