Complete Definition of "gut"

see|GUT
English
see|guts

Etymology
Originally in plural, from OE. guttas, probably related to geotan|ġ�otan, to pour

Pronunciation
IPA|/g�t/
audio|En-us-inlandnorth-gut.ogg|Audio (US-Inland North)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Noun
en-noun

  1. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine,
  2. informal The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged

#:beer gut

  1. uncountable The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.

Synonyms
(alimentary canal, intestine): alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine
(abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged): abdomen, beer belly (enlarged through overconsumption of beer), beer gut (UK; enlarged through overconsumption of beer), belly, paunch (enlarged), potbelly (enlarged), stomach, tum, tummy
(intestines of an animal used to make strings): catgut

Derived terms
catgut
gut barging
gut feeling
hate someone's guts
gutless
gutsy

Translations
trans-top|alimentary canal
French: intestin m (intestine), boyau m (intestine of an animal, or, informally, of a human)
Hebrew: he-translation|�ע�|me`í m
trans-mid
Italian: intestino m
Scottish Gaelic: caolan m
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trans-top|abdomen
French: panse f (enlarged or not), bedaine f (enlarged), bide#French|bide m
Italian: epa f (enlarged), pancia f
trans-mid
Korean: 배 (bae), (vulgar) �배 (ttongbae) (enlarged)
Portuguese: pança f, barriga f
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trans-top|intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc
French: boyaux m|p, corde de boyau|cordes de boyau f|p
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Translations to be checked
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Note: some translations belong at guts rather than here
ttbc|Bulgarian: �е�во (�ervo) n (1), ко�ем (korem) m (2)
ttbc|Dutch: maag-darmstelsel n, digestieve systeem n
ttbc|French: cran m sg (4) (this means "guts" as in "courage"), (vulg.) couilles f pl (4) (this means "balls" as in "testicles"), consistence f sg (5)
ttbc|German: Darm m (1), Bauch m (2), Darmsaiten (pl) f (3), Mumm m (4), Inhalt m (5)
ttbc|Korean: 배� (baeal), 창� (changja)
ttbc|Portuguese: intestino m, tripa f
ttbc|Spanish: intestino m, tripa f
ttbc|Swahili: kitambi, vitambi pl (noun 7/8)

Verb
en-verb|gut|t|ed

  1. transitive To eviscerate.
  2. transitive To remove or destroy the most important parts of.

#:* fire gutted the building
#:* Congress gutted the welfare bill.

Translations
trans-top|To eviscerate
Bulgarian: изко�мвам (izkormvam)
Finnish: ottaa (+ elative) sisälmys|sisälmykset (pois); (~ a fish) perata
French: vider, éviscérer
German: ausnehmen
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trans-top|To remove or destroy the most important parts of
Bulgarian: �ни�ожавам (uništožavam)
French: vider de sa substance (to remove), délabrer (to destroy)
trans-mid
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Adjective
en-adj

  1. Made of gut, e.g., a violin with gut strings
  2. instinctive|Instinctive, e.g., a gut reaction

Translations
Bulgarian: ��евен (�reven) (1), ин��инк�ивен (instinktiven) (2)
French: en boyau (1), viscéral (2)
German: darmbesaitet (1)

Related terms
blood-and-guts


Danish

Noun
gut

  1. lad

Category:Danish nouns


German

Pronunciation
IPA|/gu:t/

Etymology
Old High German guot

Adjective
de-adj|comparativebesser |superlativebesten

  1. good

Antonyms
schlecht (qualitatively, or morally bad)
böse (evil)

Adverb
gut

  1. well

Category:German adjectives


Korean

Noun
gut (w:Revised Romanization|Revised Romanization of 굳, 굿)

  1. (êµ³): hole, hollow, pit, cave.
  2. (굿): a traditional shamanic rite.

Category:Korean romaja
Category:Romanized Korean nouns


Tok Pisin

Adverb
gut

  1. well

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