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Meaning of 'gut' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gut [ n.]
- A narrow passage of water; as, the Gut of Canso.
- An intenstine; a bowel; the whole alimentary canal; the enteron; (pl.) bowels; entrails.
- One of the prepared entrails of an animal, esp. of a sheep, used for various purposes. See Catgut.
- The sac of silk taken from a silkworm (when ready to spin its cocoon), for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. This, when dry, is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fish line.
2 . Gut [ v. t.]
- To take out the bowels from; to eviscerate.
- To plunder of contents; to destroy or remove the interior or contents of; as, a mob gutted the bouse.

Meaning of 'gut' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gut [ v]
Meaning (1):
- empty completely; destroy the inside of
Example in sentence:
  • Gut the building
Meaning (2):
- remove the guts of
Example in sentence:
  • gut the sheep

Nearby Words:

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