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Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity
“And what guts it had to have taken to do what they did.”
The organs of a human or an animal through which food passes
“The crew were standing ankle-deep in fish guts.”
A greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person
The depths or innermost part of something
The state of being intractable
The quality of being cheeky or impertinent
The indispensable factor or influence that gives something its strength and vitality
A strong taste, flavour, or smell
Stuffed kishke
The remains after gutting a fish
Whatever it takes
Elements of, or inside, a larger object
The flesh of a creature, especially one that is dead
A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article
Fundamental parts
The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food
The stomach, especially as representing the body's need for food
Basic principles
The lowest load-bearing part of a building
Plural for the belly of a person, especially one that is enlarged
“I saw him again at our 20th high school reunion and was perversely pleased to notice that he was bald and sporting a large gut hanging over his belt.”
Plural for a person's emotional, visceral self
“Listening to my gut is a skill I'm still working on. It used to be that I'd only notice it when I was doubled over in pain.”
Plural for a cord or line where the hook or lure is attached
To remove the innards of
“To gut the fish, make a slit up the length of the belly under running water and cut off the fins with scissors.”
To remove or destroy completely the internal parts of (a building or other structure)
“Most carry homeowner's insurance and pay the premiums without any expectation that a fire would gut the house.”
To plunder or completely remove the contents of, typically nefariously
“The administration deregulates key environmental protections so that its sycophantic wealthy donors can gut the land of its resources.”
To strip and make bare
To eliminate completely
To traumatize or cause distress to
To cause to be empty or vacant
To set on fire, or to be set on fire
To cut off or remove excess material from, especially a tree or shrub
To remove (a section) from a text or piece of music
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