Guts Meaning
/ɡʌts/, /ɡʊts/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounplural of gut
nounThe entrails or contents of the abdomen.
nounCourage; determination.
"It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience."
""Wha's good of living blind's a bat?" be demanded aggressively. "Thash what my wife said. An' she was right - only she's more guts than I have. When she found as the kids was blind too, what did she do? Took 'em into our bed with her and turned on the gas. Thash what she done. An' I hadn't the guts to stick with 'em. She's got pluck, my wife, more'n I have.""— 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 24:
nounContent, substance.
"His speech had no guts in it."
nounThe essential, core parts.
"He knew all about the guts of the business: how things actually get done."
nounOne's innermost feelings.
"If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here."
nounThe ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre.
nounThe center of the field.
verbthird-person singular simple present indicative of gut
verbTo eat greedily.
verbTo show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).
"He gutsed out a 6-1 win."
nameplural of Gut
nounplural of GUT
Sentence Examples
You've got a lot of guts.
These salted bonito guts are too salty for me.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mechanic removed the ____ from the old engine to clean them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It takes a lot of ____ to stand up and speak in front of a large audience, especially if you are shy.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mechanic removed the ____ from the old engine to clean them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It takes a lot of ____ to stand up and speak in front of a large audience, especially if you are shy.