[gut] n [ME, fr. OE guttas, pl.; prob. akin to OE geotan to pour] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): bowels, entrails--usu. used in pl. (2): the basic visceral or emotional part of a person b: the alimentary canal or part of it (as the intestine or stomach) c: belly, abdomen d: catgut
2. pl: the inner essential parts "the ~s of a car"
3: a narrow passage; also: a narrow waterway or small creek
4: the sac of silk taken from a silkworm ready to spin its cocoon and drawn out into a thread for use as a snell
5. pl: fortitude and stamina in coping with what alarms, repels, or discourages: courage, pluck
6: gut course
[2]gut vt gut.ted ; gut.ting (14c) 1 a: eviscerate b: to extract all the essential passages or portions from
2. a: to destroy the inside of "fire gutted the building" b: to destroy the essential power or effectiveness of "inflation gutting the economy" -- gut it out : persevere [3]gut adj (1964) 1: arising from one's inmost self: visceral "a ~ reaction"
2: having strong impact or immediate relevance "~ issues"