gut /gut/

1. The alimentary canal, esp the lower part
2. The stomach
3. The belly, paunch (informal)
4. (in pl) the viscera
5. Sheep's or other intestines or silkworm's glands prepared for use as violin strings, etc
6. (in pl) the inner or essential parts
7. (in pl) stamina, toughness of character, tenacity, staying power, endurance, forcefulness (informal)
8. A narrow passage
9. A strait or channel
10. A lane

1. (of feelings or reactions) strong, deeply personal, basic or instinctive
2. (of issues, etc) having immediate impact, arousing strong feelings

1. To take out the guts of
2. To remove the contents of
3. To reduce to a shell (by burning, dismantling, plundering, etc)
4. To extract what is essential from

gutˈful or gutsˈful noun (Aust and NZ informal)

One's fill, more than enough

gutˈless adjective

Cowardly, lacking strength of character

gutˈlessly adverb

gutˈlessness noun

guts intransitive verb and transitive verb (gutˈsing; gutsed) (informal)

To eat greedily

gutser see gutzer below

gutsful see gutful above

gutsˈily adverb (Scot and informal)

gutsˈiness noun (Scot and informal)

gutsˈy adjective

1. Having pluck or nerve (informal)
2. Lusty, passionate (informal)
3. Gluttonous (Scot)

guttˈed adjective (informal)

Extremely shocked, upset or disappointed

guttˈer noun

• in the family way
• in the fashion
• in the fast lane
• in the final analysis
• in the first flush
• in the first flush of
• in the first instance
• in the first place
• in the flesh
• in the fullness of time
• in the groove
• in the heat of the moment
• in the interest of
• in the interests of
• in the know
• in the lap of luxury
• in the lap of the gods
• in the last analysis
• in the last resort
• in the light of
• in the long run
• in the loop
• in the lump
• in the main
• in the majority