gut: Meaning and Definition of

gut

1. the alimentary canal, esp. between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Cf. foregut, midgut, hindgut.
2. Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts.
1. the bowels or entrails.
2. Informal.courage and fortitude; nerve; determination; stamina:Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts.
3. the inner working parts of a machine or device:The mechanic had the guts of the refrigerator laid out on the kitchen floor.
3. the belly; stomach; abdomen.
4. the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber: sheep's gut.
5. a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines.
6. the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks.
7. a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills.
8. a gut course.
9. to tell all; lay oneself bare: the famous star spills his guts in his autobiography.

1. to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel.
2. to destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the building.
3. to plunder (a house, city, etc.) of contents: Invaders gutted the village.
4. to remove the vital or essential parts from: The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship.

1. to discuss the gut issues.
1. basic or essential:to discuss the gut issues.
2. based on instincts or emotions:a gut reaction; gut decisions.

GUT

1. grand unification theory.