gut

CEFRB2

/ɡʌt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The stomach and intestines inside a person's body.

  2. 02

    verb

    To remove everything inside something.

Examples

  • I'm going to slug you in the gut.

  • It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

  3. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

More examples

In context

  • Years of heavy drinking has left John with a beer gut.

  • I have a funny feeling in my gut.

  • You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).