Gut ( noun ) "the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine"

Gut is a word in the English language related to psycholinguistics. It is usually translated as "(noun) the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine." The English language belongs to the language family known as Indo-European.

Definition of "Gut"

Source: Collins English Dictionary. Millennium Edition

S.v., Gut

1a.

the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine.

1b.

the entire alimentary canal. Related adj: 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.

hate a person's guts. Informal. to dislike a person very strongly.

10.

sweat or work one's guts out. Informal. to work very hard.

.

guts, gutting, gutted. (tr)

11.

to remove the entrails from (fish, etc.).

12.

(esp. of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building).

13.

to plunder; despoil: the raiders gutted the city.

14.

to take out the central points of (an article), esp. in summary form.

15.

Informal. arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural: a gut problem; a gut reaction.

Gut

1a

the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine.

1a Gut

the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine.

1b

the entire alimentary canal. Related adj: visceral.

1b

the entire alimentary canal. Related adj: visceral.

2

(often pl) the bowels or entrails, esp. of an animal.

2

(often pl) the bowels or entrails, esp. of an animal.

3

Slang. the belly; paunch.

3

Slang. the belly; paunch.

4

See catgut.

4

See catgut.

5

a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle.

5

a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle.

6

a narrow channel or passage.

6

a narrow channel or passage.

7

(pl) Informal. courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness.

7

(pl) Informal. courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness.

8

(pl) Informal. the essential part: the guts of a problem.

8

(pl) Informal. the essential part: the guts of a problem.

9

hate a person's guts. Informal. to dislike a person very strongly.

9

hate a person's guts. Informal. to dislike a person very strongly.

10

sweat or work one's guts out. Informal. to work very hard.

10

sweat or work one's guts out. Informal. to work very hard.

guts, gutting, gutted. (tr)

guts, gutting, gutted. (tr)

11

to remove the entrails from (fish, etc.).

11

to remove the entrails from (fish, etc.).

12

(esp. of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building).

12

(esp. of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building).

13

to plunder; despoil: the raiders gutted the city.

13

to plunder; despoil: the raiders gutted the city.

14

to take out the central points of (an article), esp. in summary form.

14

to take out the central points of (an article), esp. in summary form.

15

Informal. arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural: a gut problem; a gut reaction.

15

Informal. arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural: a gut problem; a gut reaction.

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Definition of 'Gut'
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Type
Definition
Entry: Gut
1a
Noun

the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine.

Entry:
1b
Noun

the entire alimentary canal. Related adj: visceral.

Entry:
2
Noun

(often pl) the bowels or entrails, esp. of an animal.

Entry:
3
Noun

Slang. the belly; paunch.

Entry:
4
Noun

See catgut.

Entry:
5
Noun

a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle.

Entry:
6
Noun

a narrow channel or passage.

Entry:
7
Noun

(pl) Informal. courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness.

Entry:
8
Noun

(pl) Informal. the essential part: the guts of a problem.

Entry:
9

hate a person's guts. Informal. to dislike a person very strongly.

Entry:
10
Noun

sweat or work one's guts out. Informal. to work very hard.

Entry:
Verb

guts, gutting, gutted. (tr)

Entry:
11
Verb

to remove the entrails from (fish, etc.).

Entry:
12
Verb

(esp. of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building).

Entry:
13
Verb

to plunder; despoil: the raiders gutted the city.

Entry:
14
Verb

to take out the central points of (an article), esp. in summary form.

Entry:
15
Adjective

Informal. arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural: a gut problem; a gut reaction.

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MLA 8

PsychLing Contributors. "Gut." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 24 Jul. 2023, psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/gut. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.

APA 6

PsychLing (2023, July 24). Gut. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/gut

CMS 16

PsychLing Contributors. "Gut." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 24, 2023. Modified August 22, 2023. Accessed October 16, 2024. https://psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/gut.

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Internet Archive Contributors. "Wayback Machine." San Francisco, CA: Internet Archive. Created October 24, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org. [Visit]

CED ME

Treffry, Diana, ed. Collins English Dictionary: Millennium Edition. 4ed. Glasgow, Great Britain: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998.

Wiktionary

Wales, Jimmy D., et al. "Wiktionary: The Free Dictionary." San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Created December 12, 2002. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://wiktionary.org. [Visit]

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