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gut

UK/ɡʌt/ US/ɡʊt/ common informal
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

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2.

a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

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verb

1.

empty completely; destroy the inside of

  • “Gut the building”
2.

remove the guts of

  • “gut the sheep”

Origin

From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“guts, entrails”)), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Related to English gote (“drain”), Old English ġēotan (“to pour”). More at gote, yote. The verb is from Middle English gutten, gotten (“to gut”).

Phrases

  • blind gut
  • bust a gut
  • bust one's gut
  • double gut shot
  • gag a buzzard off a gut wagon
  • gag a dog off a gut wagon
  • go with one's gut
  • gut barging
  • gut for
  • gut through

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