Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

    Darm, Eingeweide

    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

  2. (countable, informal, uncountable)The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.

    You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.

    Bauch, Ranzen

    брю́хоbrjúxo, пу́зоpúzo

  3. (uncountable)The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.

    Darm, Darmsaite

    жилкаžilka, жилаžila

  4. (countable, uncountable)A person's emotional, visceral self.

    I have a funny feeling in my gut.

  5. (countable, informal, uncountable)A class that is not demanding or challenging.

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

  6. (countable, especially, uncountable)A narrow channel, passage, or stream of water. (Compare gote.)

    the Gut of Canso

    a narrow channel or strait

  7. (countable, uncountable)The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.

Examples

99 sentences
  1. You should trust your gut instinct.

    deDu solltest dich auf dein Bauchgefühl verlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I can feel it in my gut.

  3. When did you last trust your gut?

  4. Tom showed Mary how to gut a fish.

    ruТом показал Мэри, как потрошить рыбу. — sharptoothed

  5. My gut tells me that Tom is lying.

    ruНутром чую, что Том лжёт. — odexed

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
abdomen:
intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
alimentary canal:
abdomen:
intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc:

Origin

From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“g

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.

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Forms

plural: guts
Singulargut
Pluralguts

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged:bellyA2stomachA2abdomenbeer bellybeer gutpaunchpotbellytumtummy
intestines of an animal used to make strings:catgut
Close in meaning
  • a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery:catgut
  • the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus:intestinebowel

Word family

71 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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