I.
noun
1 tube in the lower part of the body
ADJECTIVE
▪ healthy
VERB + GUT
▪ pass through
GUT + NOUN
▪ flora ( technical ), wall
PREPOSITION
▪ in the/your ~
2 guts organs inside the body
PHRASES
▪ blood and ~s ( figurative )
▪
I don't like movies that are full of blood and ~s.
▪ a pain in your ~ ( AmE ), a pain in your ~s ( BrE )
▪
I had a terrible pain in my ~s after eating too many plums.
3 guts courage/determination
VERB + GUTS
▪ have
▪
She had the ~s to stand up to the school bully.
▪ take
▪
It takes ~s to keep on running even though you have blistered feet.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ completely , totally
▪
The hotel was completely gutted by fire last year.
Gut is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ fire
Gut is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ building , ↑ fish
III.
adj.
Gut is used with these nouns: ↑ feeling , ↑ instinct , ↑ reaction