gut

5 entries found for gut.
To select an entry, click on it.

gut[1,noun] gut[2,transitive verb] blood-and-guts hate[2,verb] spill[1,verb]

Main Entry: ¹gut
Pronunciation: 'g&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English guttas, plural; probably akin to Old English gEotan to pour
1 a (1) : BOWELS, ENTRAILS -- usually used in plural (2) : the basic visceral or emotional part of a person b : ALIMENTARY CANAL; also : part of the alimentary canal and especially the intestine or stomach c : BELLY, ABDOMEN d : CATGUT
2 plural : the inner essential parts <the guts 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 plural : fortitude and stamina in coping with what alarms, repels, or discourages : COURAGE, PLUCK
6 : GUT COURSE