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

35 sentences
  1. Get your mind out of the gutter.

  2. The rain gutter is clogged with leaves.

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

  4. We found Tom drunk lying in the gutter.

    deWir haben Tom betrunken in der Gosse liegend gefunden. — Naina

  5. Make sure to clean out your rain gutters.

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

21 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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