Gut | Mean of gut in English Dictionary
/ˈgʌt/
- Noun
- the internal organs of an animal
- the guts of the fish
- fish guts [=entrails]
- the inside parts of something
- the guts of a machine
- the most important parts of something
- the guts of a business deal
- a person's stomach or the part of the body that contains the stomach
- Her cruel remark was like a kick in the gut.
- He has a big gut.
- violent acts or images
- a movie with lots of blood and guts
- to work or try extremely hard
- We're going to have to bust a gut to finish this project on time.
- to laugh in an uncontrolled way
- I thought I'd bust a gut (laughing) when you showed up in that silly outfit.
- to hate or dislike someone very much
- That guy really hates my guts.
- to tell your secrets or private feelings to another person
- What makes some people want to spill their guts on national television?
- relating to or based on emotions
- a gut feeling/reaction
- gut instinct
- affecting people's emotions
- gut issues
- Verb
- to remove the internal organs from (a fish or an animal)
- The salmon is already gutted and filleted.
- to destroy the inside of (a structure)
- Fire gutted the building.
- The building was completely gutted by fire.
- to destroy the power of (something)
- Critics claim that these reforms will gut the law.