gutter
A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb,…A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
» Get your mind out of the gutter.
Meaning
14 sensesA 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
A ditch along the side of a road.
Graben, Rinne, Straßengraben
кюве́тkjuvét, кана́ваkanáva
кана́ваkanáva
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
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.
A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
Gang, Nut
кана́вкаkanávka
A space between printed columns of text.
Spaltenabstand
One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.
An unprinted space between rows of stamps.
(UK)A drainage channel.
Kanal, Entwässerungskanal, Drainage
кана́ваkanáva, водості́кvodostík
The notional locus of things, acts, or events that are distasteful, ill-bred, or morally questionable.
(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
35 sentencesGet your mind out of the gutter.
The rain gutter is clogged with leaves.
Cleaning out the rain gutters wasn't much fun.
We found Tom drunk lying in the gutter.
deWir haben Tom betrunken in der Gosse liegend gefunden.
Make sure to clean out your rain gutters.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
By meaning 6
Origin
From Middle English gutter, guttur, goter, from Anglo-Norman guttere, from Old French goutFrom Middle English gutter, guttur, goter, from Anglo-Norman guttere, from Old French goutiere (French gouttière), ultimately from Latin gutta (“drop”).
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