单词 | gut-buster |
释义 | gut-bustern. colloquial. 1. Something which hurts the stomach, literally or figuratively; something involving or requiring a large amount of effort or energy. Also: spec. a hilarious joke. Cf. to bust a gut at gut n. 2h. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > instance of > an effort > supreme dead lift1882 gut-buster1929 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > a jest or joke > uproariously funny side-splitter1834 gut-buster1929 boff1945 boffola1946 thigh-slapper1965 knee-slapper1966 1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris 252 There was a bunch of cloud right under us and he smacked on it right on his belly, like what we used to call gut-busters in swimming. 1956 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 5 Mar. 15/2 Their music ranges..from TJ's (tear-jerkers) to GB's (gut-busters). 1969 Times 18 Aug. 12/4 Before the third race yesterday afternoon one of the Thames Tradesmen crew said it would be a ‘real gut-buster’. 1992 S. King Dolores Claiborne (1993) 55 But I wasn't done. I knew she was holdin onto one gut-buster of a b.m. 1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 5 Nov. 75/3 Every deadpan word out of his mouth is a gut-buster. 2. An exercise, or piece of exercise equipment, designed to help weight loss or strengthen the abdominal muscles. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific exercises breathing1605 breather1802 arm swing1859 setting-up drill1862 grasshopper march1884 lunge1889 push-up1897 sit-up1900 pull-up1901 deep-breathing1904 bag-punching1927 press-up1928 setting-up exercise1935 pullover1936 bear crawl1937 burpee1939 knee-bend1941 leg raise1944 dip1945 uddiyana1949 squat thrust1950 lateral1954 pull-down1956 aquacise1968 step-up1973 abdominal crunch1981 power walking1982 crunch1983 gut-buster1983 stomach crunch1986 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > equipment > others trochus1706 troque1743 chamber horse1747 dumb-bell1785 stock1831 rowing machine1848 chest-expander1850 weights1862 stationary bicycle1883 punching bag1888 medicine ball1895 punching ball1895 stationary bike1899 kettlebell1908 rower1933 Exercycle1936 exercise bicycle1937 exercise bike1946 exercise cycle1952 roller1970 life cycle1973 multi-gym1976 gut-buster1983 roller1992 1983 Washington Post 2 Jan. (Mag.) 10/3 These sedentary gut-busters... Place both hands on your knee and push down while simultaneously trying to raise your leg [etc.]. 1994 J. Birmingham He died with Felafel in his Hand (1997) vii. 151 Meanwhile there's this exercise machine, this gut buster, sitting out there in the lounge room. 2005 Green Bay (Wisconsin) Press-Gaz. (Nexis) 15 Mar. 3 d I stretched and did some dreaded gut busters and push-ups. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929 |
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