GUTTER


Meaning of GUTTER in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 14th century

1 : to cut or wear gutters in

2 : to provide with a gutter

intransitive verb

1 a : to flow in rivulets b of a candle : to melt away through a channel out of the side of the cup hollowed out by the burning wick

2 : to incline downward in a draft <the candle flame gutter ing >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.