gut

noun
UK: /ɡʌt/
US: /ɡʌt/

  1. The tubes in your body that digest food.

    1. He has problems with his gut after that accident. [ ] [ ]
    2. The doctor examined her gut to find the cause of her stomach pains. [ ] [ ]

  2. Courage or bravery.

    1. It takes gut to stand up to a bully like him. [ ] [ ]
    2. She showed real gut when she spoke out against the company's policies. [ ] [ ]

  3. The essential or most important part.

    1. Let's get to the gut of the matter quickly, please. [ ] [ ]
    2. The gut of his argument was that taxes should be lowered immediately. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

instinct feeling bravery courage
gut verb

  1. To clean fish or other animals by removing the organs inside.

    1. He had to gut the fish before cooking them. [ ] [ ]
    2. The fisherman gutted the salmon and prepared it for the grill. [ ] [ ]

  2. To destroy the inside of a building completely, usually by fire.

    1. The fire gutted the old factory last night. [ ] [ ]
    2. Flames gutted the building, leaving only the outside walls. [ ] [ ]

  3. To remove the important parts of something.

    1. They gutted the curriculum of its most challenging courses. [ ] [ ]
    2. The new law effectively gutted environmental protections in the area. [ ] [ ]
gut adjective

  1. Based on emotion and instinct rather than thought.

    1. I have a gut feeling that something is wrong now. [ ] [ ]
    2. Her gut reaction was to say no, but she needed to think it over. [ ] [ ]
gut idiom

  1. To experience something difficult or unpleasant, often without complaint.

    1. She had to gut it out during the entire painful process. [ ] [ ]
    2. You need to gut it out if you want to achieve your goals here. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "gut" in English means: The tubes in your body that digest food., Courage or bravery., The essential or most important part..

The phonetic transcription of "gut" is /ɡʌt/ in British English and /ɡʌt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "gut": instinct, feeling, bravery, courage.

Example usage of "gut": "He has problems with his gut after that accident.". More examples on the page.