ALL meanings of gutting
gut
G g - noun gutting the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut. 1
- noun gutting 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 gutting the belly; stomach; abdomen. 1
- noun gutting the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber: sheep's gut. 1
- noun gutting a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines. 1
- noun gutting the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks. 1
- noun gutting a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills. 1
- noun gutting Slang. a gut course. 1
- verb with object gutting to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel. 1
- verb with object gutting to destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the building. 1
- verb with object gutting to plunder (a house, city, etc.) of contents: Invaders gutted the village. 1
- verb with object gutting to remove the vital or essential parts from: The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship. 1
- adjective gutting Informal. basic or essential: to discuss the gut issues. based on instincts or emotions: a gut reaction; gut decisions. 1
- idioms gutting spill one's guts, Slang. to tell all; lay oneself bare: the famous star spills his guts in his autobiography. 1
- noun gutting Present participle of gut. 1
- noun gutting (chiefly in the plural) The remains after gutting a fish. 0
- adjective gutting (Britain) disheartening, crushing. 0