Meaning

14 senses
  1. A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.

    Gosse, Rinne, Rinnstein

    кана́ваkanáva, водості́кvodostík, ри́нваrýnva

  2. A ditch along the side of a road.

    Graben, Rinne, Straßengraben

    кюве́тkjuvét, кана́ваkanáva

    кана́ваkanáva

  3. A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.

    The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year.

    Dachrinne, Regenrinne

    жёлобžólob

    жо́лобžólob, водості́кvodostík

  4. A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.

    You can decide to use the bumpers to avoid the ball going down the gutter every time.

  5. A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.

  6. Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.

    Gang, Nut

    кана́вкаkanávka

  7. A space between printed columns of text.

    Spaltenabstand

  8. One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.

  9. An unprinted space between rows of stamps.

  10. (UK)A drainage channel.

    Kanal, Entwässerungskanal, Drainage

    кана́ваkanáva, водості́кvodostík

  11. The notional locus of things, acts, or events that are distasteful, ill-bred, or morally questionable.

  12. (figuratively)A low, vulgar state.

    Get your mind out of the gutter.

    What kind of gutter language is that? I ought to wash your mouth out with soap.

    Gosse

Examples

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  1. Get your mind out of the gutter.

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  2. The rain gutter is clogged with leaves.

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  3. Cleaning out the rain gutters wasn't much fun.

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  4. We found Tom drunk lying in the gutter.

    deWir haben Tom betrunken in der Gosse liegend gefunden.

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  5. Make sure to clean out your rain gutters.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
prepared channel in a surface:
duct or channel beneath the eaves:
any narrow channel or groove:
Русский
By meaning 2
ditch along the side of road:
duct or channel beneath the eaves:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
prepared channel in a surface:
ditch along the side of road:
duct or channel beneath the eaves:
any narrow channel or groove:
space between columns in text:
drainage channel:

Origin

From Middle English gutter, guttur, goter, from Anglo-Norman guttere, from Old French gout

From Middle English gutter, guttur, goter, from Anglo-Norman guttere, from Old French goutiere (French gouttière), ultimately from Latin gutta (“drop”).

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Forms

plural: gutters
Singulargutter
Pluralgutters

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater:trough
  • misfortune resulting in lost effort or money:sewer-ntoilet

Word family

27 related words

See also

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