guts
/ɡʌts/
Dictionary
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."
verb
- To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).
"He gutsed out a 6-1 win."
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