gut

Speech parts

1. gut - Noun

2. gut - Adjective

3. gut - Verb

4. Gut - Proper noun

Meaning

A narrow passage of water; as, the Gut of Canso.

An intenstine; a bowel; the whole alimentary canal; the enteron; (pl.) bowels; entrails.

One of the prepared entrails of an animal, esp. of a sheep, used for various purposes. See Catgut.

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

To take out the bowels from; to eviscerate.

To plunder of contents; to destroy or remove the interior or contents of; as, a mob gutted the bouse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stomach belly abdomen intestine catgut bowel eviscerate paunch potbelly disembowel guts bowels viscera tummy innards
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Antonyms

considered outside physical strong true material
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Hypernyms

take channel remove empty withdraw cord

Hyponyms

small intestine large intestine

Related terms

blood-and-guts

Phrases with the word

gut feeling small gut gut-pudding sac-gut busted a gut busting a gut

Derivatives

gutted gutting

Examples

Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction. C. J. Cherryh

When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then you're going to mystify a lot of folks. Bob Dylan

Never ignore a gut feeling: but never believe that it's enough on its own. Robert Heller

Dräima uisgezôjen is er gût bî eimâ åbgebrânt. Ruhla Proverb

Et is ken Ding sau schlimm, et is boo gut für. Waldeck Proverb

Dinna gut yer fish till ye get them. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

gustoso gusty Gusu gut and bowel health gut barging gut bomb