gut

[guht] /gʌt/
noun
1.
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
2.
guts.
  1. the bowels or entrails.
  2. Informal. courage and fortitude; nerve; determination; stamina:
    Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts.
  3. the inner working parts of a machine or device:
    The mechanic had the guts of the refrigerator laid out on the kitchen floor.
3.
the belly; stomach; abdomen.
4.
the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber:
sheep's gut.
5.
a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines.
6.
the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks.
7.
a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills.
8.
Slang. a gut course.
verb (used with object), gutted, gutting.
9.
to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel.
10.
to destroy the interior of:
Fire gutted the building.
11.
to plunder (a house, city, etc.) of contents:
Invaders gutted the village.
12.
to remove the vital or essential parts from:
The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship.
adjective
13.
Informal.
  1. basic or essential:
    to discuss the gut issues.
  2. based on instincts or emotions:
    a gut reaction; gut decisions.
Idioms
14.
spill one's guts, Slang. to tell all; lay oneself bare:
the famous star spills his guts in his autobiography.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English gut, guttes (plural), Old English guttas (plural), akin to gēotan to pour
Related forms
gutlike, adjective
ungutted, adjective
Synonyms
2b. pluck.
Examples from the web for guts
  • The only good that comes out of an abusive job situation is if you have the guts to move on and do much much better.
  • Some studies have shown that these beneficial bacteria are reduced in the guts of the allergy-prone.
  • These soldiers have such guts and bravery to do what they do.
  • He may be listening with his brain, but certainly not with his guts.
  • The sound system shakes your guts every time it rumbles down the spectrum.
  • His charisma consists of having no obvious charisma except phenomenal concentration and guts.
  • After your guts are thoroughly busted, vote for your favorite.
  • They have the guts to publish specifics, because they can back up the truth with evidence from the perps.
  • Not enough smart people who have brains, guts, and willing to work.
  • The extent of their dependence on their resident bacteria is such that many ocean vent species lack mouths and guts.
British Dictionary definitions for guts

gut

/ɡʌt/
noun
1.
  1. the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine
  2. the entire alimentary canal related adjective visceral
2.
(often pl) the bowels or entrails, esp of an animal
3.
(slang) the belly; paunch
4.
See catgut
5.
a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle
6.
a narrow channel or passage
7.
(pl) (informal) courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness
8.
(pl) (informal) the essential part: the guts of a problem
9.
(informal) bust a gut, to make an intense effort
10.
(informal) have someone's guts for garters, to be extremely angry with someone
11.
(informal) hate a person's guts, to dislike a person very strongly
12.
(informal) sweat one's guts out, work one's guts out, to work very hard
verb (transitive) guts, gutting, gutted
13.
to remove the entrails from (fish, etc)
14.
(esp of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building)
15.
to plunder; despoil: the raiders gutted the city
16.
to take out the central points of (an article), esp in summary form
adjective
17.
(informal) arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural: a gut problem, a gut reaction
Derived Forms
gutlike, adjective
Word Origin
Old English gutt; related to gēotan to flow; see fusion

GUT

/ɡʌt/
noun acronym
1.
grand unified theory
Word Origin and History for guts
n.

"spirit, courage," 1893, figurative plural of gut (n.). The idea of the bowels as the seat of the spirit goes back to at least mid-14c.

gut

n.

Old English guttas (plural) "bowels, entrails," related to geotan "to pour," from PIE *gheu- "pour" (see found (v.2)). Related to Middle Dutch gote, Dutch goot, German Gosse "gutter, drain," Middle English gote "channel, stream." Meaning "abdomen, belly" is from c.1400. Meaning "easy college course" is student slang from 1916, probably from obsolete slang sense of "feast" (the connecting notion is "something that one can eat up"). Sense of "inside contents of anything" (usually plural) is from 1570s. To hate (someone's) guts is first attested 1918. The notion of the intestines as a seat of emotions is ancient (cf. bowel) and probably explains expressions such as gut reaction (1963), gut feeling (by 1970), and cf. guts. Gut check attested by 1976.

v.

"to remove the guts of" (fish, etc.), late 14c., from gut (n.); figurative use by 1680s. Related: Gutted; gutting.

guts in Medicine

gut (gŭt)
n.

  1. The alimentary canal or a portion thereof, especially the intestine or stomach.

  2. The embryonic digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, the midgut, and the hindgut.

  3. guts The bowels; entrails; viscera.

  4. A thin, tough cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, used as suture material in surgery.

guts in Science
gut
  (gŭt)   

  1. The intestine of a vertebrate animal.

  2. The alimentary canal of an invertebrate animal.

  3. The tube in a vertebrate embryo that later develops into the alimentary canal, lungs, and liver.


GUT  
Abbreviation of grand unified theory See unified field theory.
Slang definitions & phrases for guts

guts

noun
  1. The insides of a person, machine, etc; viscera; innards: He removed the cover and exposed the guts (1580+)
  2. The most essential material or part; essence: The guts of the matter is that they are not here (1950s+)
  3. Courage; nerve; balls: the guy who had guts enough to croak ''Tough Tony'' (1893+)
Related Terms

hate someone's guts, spill one's guts, tub of guts


gut

adjective
  1. Basic; essential; most immediate: the gut issues in the forthcoming election (1964+)
  2. Deep and not essentially rational; visceral; intuitive: this deep, gut feeling that they want to be part of things/ He has to convince me on a gut level that I can do things my mind resists/ Whether the messenger is a top Government official or an ordinary Russian with a gut instinct (1968+)
  3. Easy: a ''gut'' humanities course where the professor is said to put on a good show (1916+ Students)
noun
  1. The stomach; abdomen; paunch; bay window, potbelly (1000+)
  2. gut course: considered a gut by at least 50 percent of the students (1916+ Students)
verb

To remove all unessentials (1950s+ Hot rodders)

Related Terms

bust a gut, pinch-gut, potbelly, rotgut, spill one's guts, split a gut, tub of guts


Related Abbreviations for guts

GUT

grand unified theory
Idioms and Phrases with guts

gut

In addition to the idiom beginning with
gut
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