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- [guht]
- /gʌt/
- /ɡʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guht]
- /gʌt/
Definitions of gut word
- noun gut the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut. 1
- noun gut guts. the bowels or entrails. Informal. courage and fortitude; nerve; determination; stamina: Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts. the inner working parts of a machine or device: The mechanic had the guts of the refrigerator laid out on the kitchen floor. 1
- noun gut the belly; stomach; abdomen. 1
- noun gut the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber: sheep's gut. 1
- noun gut a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines. 1
- noun gut the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks. 1
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Origin of gut
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English gut, guttes (plural), Old English guttas (plural), akin to gēotan to pour
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Parts of speech for Gut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gut popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gut usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gut
verb gut
- ravage — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- decimate — To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
- ransack — to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
- loot — spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
adjective gut
- instinctive — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
- intuitive — perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
- emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- unconscious — not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
noun gut
- belly — The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use.
- stomach — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- paunch — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- spare tyre — A spare tyre is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
- beer belly — If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
Antonyms for gut
verb gut
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- furnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
adjective gut
- considered — A considered opinion or act is the result of careful thought.
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
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