gutter
To flow or stream; to form guttersTo flow or stream; to form gutters.
» Get your mind out of the gutter.
Meaning
7 sensesTo flow or stream; to form gutters.
provide with gutters
To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
(transitive)To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
(transitive)To supply with a gutter or gutters.
wear or cut gutters into
(transitive)To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
(intransitive, uncommon)To worsen considerably.
The students' performance guttered after the school event.
The patient's state would soon gutter.
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. — Naina
Make sure to clean out your rain gutters.
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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Forms
gutters, guttering, guttered, gutteredSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle