GUT


Meaning of GUT in English

n. 25B6; noun

he had an ache in his gut : STOMACH, belly, abdomen, solar plexus; intestines, bowels; informal tummy, tum, insides, innards.

fish heads and guts : ENTRAILS; intestines, viscera; offal; informal insides, innards; Brit. archaic numbles.

(informal) Nicola had the guts to say what she felt : COURAGE, bravery, backbone, nerve, pluck, spirit, boldness, audacity, daring, grit, fearlessness, toughness, determination; informal spunk; Brit. informal bottle; N. Amer. informal moxie.

visceral, enteric.

25B6; adjective (informal) a gut feeling : INSTINCTIVE, instinctual, intuitive, deep-seated; knee-jerk, automatic, involuntary, spontaneous, unthinking.

25B6; verb

clean, scale, and gut the sardines : REMOVE THE GUTS FROM, disembowel, draw; formal eviscerate.

the church was gutted by fire : DEVASTATE, destroy, demolish, wipe out, lay waste, ravage, consume, ruin, wreck.

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