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gut

noun · verb · adjective

Simple meaning

The alimentary canal.

Pronunciation

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guht
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɡʌt

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

  2. informal

    The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.

  3. A person's emotional, visceral self.

  4. uncountable

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

  5. A narrow passage of water.

  6. The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.

verb

  1. Remove the guts of

  2. transitive

    To remove or destroy the most important parts of.

  3. transitive

    To dishearten; to crush (the spirits of).

  4. transitive

    To eviscerate.

adjective

  1. Made of gut.

  2. Instinctive.

Word Aura™

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This meaning: The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

Used this way, gut is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Synonyms

Sense: alimentary canal or especially the intestine

intestine

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