Guts

//ɡʌts// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of gut form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The entrails or contents of the abdomen. plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    plural of GUT form-of, plural
  4. 4
    fortitude and determination wordnet
  5. 5
    Courage; determination. broadly, informal, plural, plural-only

    "It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience."

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  1. 6
    Content, substance. informal, plural, plural-only

    "His speech had no guts in it."

  2. 7
    The essential, core parts. informal, plural, plural-only

    "He knew all about the guts of the business: how things actually get done."

  3. 8
    One's innermost feelings. informal, plural, plural-only

    "If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here."

  4. 9
    The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre. Australia, New-Zealand, plural, plural-only
  5. 10
    The center of the field. informal, plural, plural-only
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of gut form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
  2. 2
    To eat greedily. Australia, informal
  3. 3
    To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out). informal

    "He gutsed out a 6-1 win."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Gut form-of, plural

Synonyms

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backboneentrailsgritheartabdomenanus

Example

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"These salted bonito guts are too salty for me."

Related phrases

black as a dog's gutsblack gutsblood and gutsblood-and-gutsbubble gutsdrop one's gutsduck's gutsducks gutsducks' gutsfight one's guts outguts outhate someone's guts

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