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Physically disemboweled, typically as a preparation prior to cooking
“An evening's fishing will need a couple of bags of ice in your ice box to start with, salt, and the gutted fish placed on top.”
Extremely upset or disappointed
“I'm absolutely gutted that I lost that race.”
Feeling angry, distressed or unhappy
In a state of misery about something
Having been ruined, broken or damaged, especially beyond repair
Incinerated or burned
Reduced to ashes
Past tense for 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.”
Past tense for 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.”
Past tense for 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.”
Past tense for to strip and make bare
Past tense for to eliminate completely
Past tense for to traumatize or cause distress to
Past tense for to cause to be empty or vacant
Past tense for to set on fire, or to be set on fire
Past tense for to cut off or remove excess material from, especially a tree or shrub
Past tense for to remove (a section) from a text or piece of music
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