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gut

/ɡʌt/
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noun

  • The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
  • The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged

    "beer gut"

  • The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
  • A person's emotional, visceral self.

    "I have a funny feeling in my gut."

  • A class that is not demanding or challenging.

    "You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut."

  • A narrow passage of water.

    "the Gut of Canso"

  • The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.

verb

  • To eviscerate.

    "The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them."

  • To remove or destroy the most important parts of.

    "Congress gutted the welfare bill."

adjective

  • Made of gut.

    "a violin with gut strings"

  • Instinctive.

    "gut reaction"

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