gut1 noungut2 verb
gutgut1 /ɡʌt/ ●●○ noun 
WORD ORIGINgut1
Origin:
Old English guttas (plural)EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He hit me right in the gut.
- But for those with guts, some of the highest yields around can be found here -- and even an occasional windfall.
- Hector said forcefully and directly to my father, making my guts jump.
- Like jellyfish, they have only one opening to their gut through which they both take in food and eject waste.
- The sterilisation of the gut by the washout can even prevent the cleavage.
- We can follow gastrulation in the early development of the sea-urchin and actually see the gut forming.
Longman Language Activatora fat stomach
a man who has a paunch has a large stomach: · You're getting a paunch, did you know that? · Merv lay back in his chair with his hands crossed above his paunch, listening to the radio. · Wally crossed the mirrored lobby, sucking in his paunch as he caught sight of himself.
a round stomach that sticks out at the front, especially when this is the result of eating or drinking too much: · Larry was just a regular guy: short, with a pot belly and moustache. · You really should do something about that pot belly of yours.
informal a fat stomach caused by drinking too much beer: · His beer gut was popping the buttons on his shirt.· At only seventeen, Lonny already had the beginnings of a beer gut.
British informal a ring of fat around the waist: · You should go on a diet -- look at that spare tyre!
the fat around the waist that people gradually get as they grow older: · A lot of people start to get middle-age spread once they pass 30.
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nouncompartment, nouncord, nouncrank, nouncrate, nouncrepe paper, nouncycle, noundetector, noundial, noundigital, adjectivedisposable, adjectivedrape, verbdrawing pin, noundryer, noundurable goods, nounDurex, nounearplug, nounelastic band, nouneraser, nouneyelet, nounfabric, nounfelt-tip pen, nounfemale, adjectivefence, nounfiberglass, nounfibreglass, nounfigurine, nounfilament, nounfile, verbFilofax, nounfire extinguisher, nounfirewood, nounfitness, nounflag, nounflagon, nounflagstaff, nounflashlight, nounflat, adjectivefloodlight, nounfoam, nounfoam, verbfog, verbfolder, nounfoolscap, nounforecourt, nounfountain, nounfountain pen, nounframe, nounfunnel, nounfuse, noungadget, noungadgetry, noungargle, verbgas, nounglue, noungoggles, noungold card, noungranny knot, noungravel, noungravelled, adjectivegravelly, adjectivegrease, noungreetings card, noungrommet, noungum, noungun, noungunnysack, noungut, nounhand-held, adjectivehandle, nounhandloom, nounharness, nounhasp, nounhealth, nounhessian, nounhinge, nounhip, nounhoarding, nounhoist, nounholder, nounhook, nounhoop, nounhooter, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhub, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveillness, nounindented, adjectiveinflatable, adjectiveingrained, adjectiveink, nouninn, nouninnkeeper, nouninsoluble, adjectiveivory, nounjacket, nounjack-knife, nounjoss stick, nounjuggle, verbkey, nounkeypad, nounkey ring, nounKleenex, nounknife, nounknob, nounlabel, nounladder, nounlantern, nounlatch, nounlatchkey, nounlather, nounlather, verbLCD, nounlead, nounlectern, nounlegal pad, nounlens, nounletterbox, nounlever, nounlibrary, nounlid, nounlidded, adjectivelift, nounlight, nounlight bulb, nounlink, nounlinseed oil, nounlitter bin, nounlock, nounlodestone, nounlog, nounloop, verblost property, nounmagnet, nounmagnetic, adjectivemagnifying glass, nounmale, adjectivemantle, nounmanual, adjectivemarker, nounmarker pen, nounmarket day, nounmast, nounmastic, nounmatchstick, nounmaterial, nounmeter, nounmeths, nounmode, nounmortar, nounmortise lock, nounmould, nounmounting, nounmovement, nounnail, nounnameplate, nounnet, nounnib, nounnipple, nounnon-standard, adjectivenoose, nounnotebook, nounnotepad, nounnoticeboard, nounnozzle, nounnut, nounoil, verboilcan, nounoily, adjectiveorb, nounoutfit, nounoutlet, nounovernight, adverbpack, verbpackage, nounpad, nounpad, verbpadlock, nounpaintwork, nounpantyliner, nounpaper, nounpaperclip, nounpasserby, nounpaste, verbpasteboard, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpattern, nounpaving, nounpearl, nounpen, nounpenknife, nounpicket fence, nounpillbox, nounpince-nez, nounpinhead, nounpipe, nounpix, nounpizza parlor, nounplug, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket calculator, nounpocket knife, nounpointer, nounpoison, nounpole, nounportfolio, nounPost-it, nounpowder, nounpowdered, adjectivepropellant, nounpropelling pencil, nounpump-action, adjectivePX, nounquarter, verbrack, nounreceptionist, nounreel, nounrefill, nounreflector, nounrefrigerate, verbregimen, nounreservation, nounreserve, verbsachet, nounsack, nounscratchpad, nounscratch paper, nounscreen, nounsealant, nounsealer, nounsearchlight, nounseason ticket, nounseat, nounself-assembly, adjectiveseptic tank, nounservice, nounservice, verbsetting, nounshade, nounsharpener, nounshovel, nounshovel, verbshovelful, nounsilver paper, nounsiphon, nounslat, nounslice, verbslot machine, nounslug, nounsmoke, nounsoot, nounsort, nounspare part, nounspigot, nounsponge, nounspool, nounspout, nounspray, nounspray can, nounspray paint, nounspring, nounstaff, nounstake, nounstalk, nounstandard, nounstaple, nounstapler, nounstationery, nounsteam, nounsteam clean, verbsteel, nounsteel wool, nounstepladder, nounstick, verbstick, nounsticker, nounstilt, nounstopper, nounstorm lantern, nounstrap, nounstreamer, nounstring, nounstub, nounsucker, nounSuperglue, nounswipe, verbswitch, nounswivel, nountab, nountack, nountag, nountag, verbtank, nountap, nountape, nountassel, nountattle, verbtea break, nounthong, nounthread, nountime-saving, adjectivetinder, nountinderbox, nountissue, nountop, nountote bag, nountowel, verbtray, nountrolley, nountube, nountubing, nountwine, nountwo-way mirror, nounumbrella, nounvent, nounvial, nounwaiting room, nounwasher, nounwaste paper, nounwatch, nounwaterspout, nounwheeled, adjectivewhistle, verbwooden, adjectivewriting paper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
It takes guts to start a new business on your own. Phil has a huge beer gut (=unattractive fat stomach caused by drinking too much beer).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES What’s the matter with you, misery guts (=a name for someone like this)? It takes courage to admit you are wrong.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
It takes guts to start a new business on your own. Phil has a huge beer gut (=unattractive fat stomach caused by drinking too much beer). informal (=hate someone very much)
informal (=someone's first instinct)· Her gut instinct about Jimmy had been right.
What’s the matter with you, misery guts (=a name for someone like this)? informal (=what they feel or decide immediately, before thinking)· You must trust your gut reactions.
(=work very hard) I sweated blood to get that report finished. We’ve been sweating our guts out here!
I sweated blood to get that report finished. We’ve been sweating our guts out here! It takes courage to admit you are wrong.· We worked on gut feeling and it was very difficult to control and manage all the development work because of the technology involved.· Your gut feelings have gotten you this far; trust them.· Intuitive A gut feeling based on superficial understanding and emotional preference.· I had a gut feeling Eric was the right man for us and good value at the price.· He says this to Eddie, who doesn't exactly deny the lawyer's gut feeling.· Male speaker There's gut feeling amongst the officers on the ground that it may be drugs related.· It was just a gut feeling, a sense of unease.· But they do have a gut feeling that abortion is a moral issue.
· The old man's gut instincts had always been good.· The staff member who received the flowers on this occasion did what she did through pure interest and gut instinct.· The Prime Minister's gut instinct is to secure a private sector future for the Tube.· He couldn't ignore his gut instinct, which had never failed him yet.· Ultimately, they blame Rupert Murdoch for losing confidence in his gut instincts.· It's a tremendous responsibility, and challenges all your skills and training, but it also depends a lot on gut instinct.· Something - that same gut instinct that made her get his address alerted her.
· For one thing, this new record hits you straight at gut level the first time.· He was not being romantic, operating on a gut level.· Intellectual conviction is nothing like feeling at gut level.
· Personal reflections My gut reaction has always been against the placing of bolts, and I've never used them.· But my gut reaction was that, despite his reputation for being hot tempered, he was a friendly, likable child.· Dalziel's bullet-riddled gut reaction was right from the start.· For the ordinary viewer, logical argument gives way to his or her gut reactions and personal experience in responding to people.· It is a gut reaction to the sense of having been taken over by affluent and alien strangers.· Perhaps he didn't have gut reactions any more.· I've got this gut reaction.
VERB· But there are always one or two who would have preferred a colleague to a stranger even if they hated his guts.· Harry H.. Vaughan, who hated the guts of both Forrestal and Lovett.· But that was before he'd begun to hate my guts.· Ever since, Graber had hated his guts.· I won't mention Morton because he hates his guts, of course.
· Evidence is accumulating to show that gut epithelial cells interact closely with adjacent mononuclear cells.· His memory might have gone, but he showed plenty of guts.
· Amid all the purple, there was cardinal and gold, spilling from guts and pouring from hearts.· Albert let Rob run on till he spilled his guts, but Loulse probed.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► guts► guts► work/sweat your guts out► I’ll have somebody’s guts for garters► gutsPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► follow your instincts/feelings/gut reaction etc► greedy guts
1gut reaction/feeling/instinct informal a reaction or feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it: - She knew at gut level that he was lying.
- For one thing, this new record hits you straight at gut level the first time.
- Intellectual conviction is nothing like feeling at gut level.
- But my gut reaction was that, despite his reputation for being hot tempered, he was a friendly, likable child.
- For the ordinary viewer, logical argument gives way to his or her gut reactions and personal experience in responding to people.
- I have a gut feeling that the old partnerships between nature and culture have momentarily slipped out of our reach.
- It is more a gut feeling-a visceral distrust of foreigners.
- It was just a gut feeling, a sense of unease.
- Male speaker There's gut feeling amongst the officers on the ground that it may be drugs related.
- Personal reflections My gut reaction has always been against the placing of bolts, and I've never used them.
- We worked on gut feeling and it was very difficult to control and manage all the development work because of the technology involved.
- He took the guts of our songs and reworked them.
- The guts of the answering machine were spread across his desk.
- The movie was hilarious. I just about busted a gut.
- We busted a gut trying to get home on time.
- Rob let Al talk until he finally spilled his guts about his affair with Louise.
- Albert let Rob run on till he spilled his guts, but Loulse probed.
He had a gut feeling that Sarah was lying.2courage guts [plural] informal the courage and determination you need to do something difficult or unpleasant: It takes guts to start a new business on your own.have the guts (to do something) No one had the guts to tell Paul what a mistake he was making.3inside your body a)guts [plural] all the organs in someone’s body, especially when they have come out of their body: There were blood and guts all over the place. b)[countable] the tube through which food passes from your stomach SYN intestine: It can take 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.4stomach [countable] informal someone’s stomach, especially when it is large SYN belly: He felt as if someone had just kicked him in the gut. Phil has a huge beer gut (=unattractive fat stomach caused by drinking too much beer).5string [uncountable] a type of strong string made from the intestine of an animal, and used for musical instruments such as violins → catgut6machine/equipment guts [plural] informal the parts inside a machine or piece of equipment7most important parts guts [plural] informal the most important or basic parts of somethinggut of the guts of the problem8work/sweat your guts out (also slog your guts out British English) informal to work very hard9at gut level if you know something at gut level, you feel sure about it, though you could not give a reason for it: She knew at gut level that he was guilty.10I’ll have somebody’s guts for garters British English informal used to say that you would like to punish someone severely for something they have done → blood-and-guts, → bust a gut at bust1(3), → hate somebody’s guts at hate1(2), → spill your guts at spill1(4)gut1 noungut2 verb
gutgut2 verb (past tense and past participle gutted, present participle gutting) [transitive] VERB TABLE
gut
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | gut |
| he, she, it | guts | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gutted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gutted |
| he, she, it | has gutted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gutted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gut |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gutted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am gutting |
| he, she, it | is gutting | |
| you, we, they | are gutting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was gutting |
| you, we, they | were gutting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gutting |
| he, she, it | has been gutting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gutting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gutting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gutting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Gut and clean all the fish before cooking.
- Democrats have gutted the anti-crime bill.
- The Sunday night fire gutted St. Mary's church.
- Now they've been given a derelict school building, gutted by fire, for their new community association.
- Passage came after two amendments to gut the bill were defeated.
- The hotel which had been gutted by fire last year, re-opened for business during August.
- When I came back from fishing yesterday you were beside me in the lean-to gutting the catch with me.
- Winding down I gave a firm strike only to find that I had missed the take, I was gutted.
WORD SETS
allspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES What’s the matter with you, misery guts (=a name for someone like this)? It takes courage to admit you are wrong.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
informal (=hate someone very much)
informal (=someone's first instinct)· Her gut instinct about Jimmy had been right.
What’s the matter with you, misery guts (=a name for someone like this)? informal (=what they feel or decide immediately, before thinking)· You must trust your gut reactions.
(=work very hard) I sweated blood to get that report finished. We’ve been sweating our guts out here!
I sweated blood to get that report finished. We’ve been sweating our guts out here! It takes courage to admit you are wrong.· The hotel which had been gutted by fire last year, re-opened for business during August.· The village church is gone, the orphanage is still standing, though one wing of it has been gutted by fire.· Now they've been given a derelict school building, gutted by fire, for their new community association.· His flat was gutted by the fire which burst through windows and roof.· The building was gutted by the fires of the 1916 Rising.· The mill became known as Millend Maltings and for its malted biscuits; it was gutted by fire.· Some one a few doors away had their house gutted by fire last week.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► follow your instincts/feelings/gut reaction etc► greedy guts
1to completely destroy the inside of a building, especially by fire: - The movie was hilarious. I just about busted a gut.
- We busted a gut trying to get home on time.
- Rob let Al talk until he finally spilled his guts about his affair with Louise.
- Albert let Rob run on till he spilled his guts, but Loulse probed.
The building was gutted by fire.GRAMMAR Gut is often passive in this meaning.2to remove the organs from inside a fish or animal in order to prepare it for cooking3to change something by removing some of the most important or central parts → gutted