gutter

gut·ter

 (gŭt′ər)

n.

1. A channel at the edge of a street or road for carrying off surface water.

2. A trough fixed under or along the eaves for draining rainwater from a roof. Also called regionally eaves trough, rainspout, spouting.

3. A furrow or groove formed by running water.

4. A trough or channel for carrying something off, such as that on either side of a bowling alley or that almost level with the water in some swimming pools.

5. Printing The white space formed by the inner margins of two facing pages, as of a book.

6. A degraded and squalid class or state of human existence.

v. gut·tered, gut·ter·ing, gut·ters

v.tr.

1. To form gutters or furrows in: Heavy rain guttered the hillside.

2. To provide with gutters.

v.intr.

1. To flow in channels or rivulets: Rainwater guttered along the curb.

2. To melt away through the side of the hollow formed by a burning wick. Used of a candle.

3. To burn low and unsteadily; flicker: The flame guttered in the lamp.

adj.

Vulgar, sordid, or unprincipled: gutter language; the gutter press.

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[Middle English goter, guter, from Old French gotier, from gote, drop, from Latin gutta.]

Our Living Language Certain household words have proved important as markers for major US dialect boundaries. The channels along the edge of a roof for carrying away rainwater (normally referred to in the plural) are variously known as eaves troughs in parts of New England, the Great Lakes states, and the West; spouting or rainspouts in eastern Pennsylvania and the Delmarva Peninsula; and gutters from Virginia southward. Historically, along the Atlantic coast, the transition points have marked unusually clear boundaries for the three major dialect areas—Northern, Midland, and Southern—traditionally acknowledged by scholars of American dialects. Nowadays, however, Southern gutters has become widely established as the standard US term. See Note at andiron

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gutter

(ˈɡʌtə)

n

1. (Building) a channel along the eaves or on the roof of a building, used to collect and carry away rainwater

2. (Civil Engineering) a channel running along the kerb or the centre of a road to collect and carry away rainwater

3. (Civil Engineering) a trench running beside a canal lined with clay puddle

4. (Bowls & Bowling) either of the two channels running parallel to a tenpin bowling lane

5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing

a. the space between two pages in a forme

b. the white space between the facing pages of an open book

c. the space between two columns of type

6. (Philately) the space left between stamps on a sheet in order to separate them

7. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) surfing a dangerous deep channel formed by currents and waves

8. (Mining & Quarrying) Austral (in gold-mining) the channel of a former watercourse that is now a vein of gold

9. the gutter a poverty-stricken, degraded, or criminal environment

vb

10. (tr) to make gutters in

11. (intr) to flow in a stream or rivulet

12. (intr) (of a candle) to melt away by the wax forming channels and running down in drops

13. (intr) (of a flame) to flicker and be about to go out

[C13: from Anglo-French goutiere, from Old French goute a drop, from Latin gutta]

ˈgutter-ˌlike adj

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gut•ter

(ˈgʌt ər)

n.

1. a channel at the side or in the middle of a road, for leading off surface water.

2. a channel at the eaves or on the roof of a building, for carrying off rain water.

3. any channel, trough, or furrow for carrying off fluid.

4. the sunken channel along either side of a bowling alley.

5. the state or abode of those who live in degradation, squalor, etc.: rose from the gutter to a position of prominence.

6. the white space formed by the inner margins of two facing pages in a bound book, magazine, or newspaper.

v.i.

7. to flow in streams.

8. (of a candle) to lose molten wax accumulated in a hollow space around the wick.

9. (of a lamp or candle flame) to burn low or to be blown so as to be nearly extinguished.

10. to form gutters, as water does.

v.t.

11. to make gutters in; channel.

12. to furnish with a gutter or gutters.

[1250–1300; Middle English gutter, goter < Anglo-French goutiere derivative of goutte drop (see gout)]

gut′ter•like`, adj.

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gutter

Past participle: guttered
Gerund: guttering

Imperative

gutter

gutter

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gutter - a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater trough channel - a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street" slideway, sloping trough, chute, slide - sloping channel through which things can descend cullis - a gutter in a roof gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
	2.	gutter - misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" sewer, toilet bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
	3.	gutter - a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
	4.	gutter - a tool for gutting fish hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
Verb	1.	gutter - burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" burn, glow - shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
	2.	gutter - flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face" course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
	3.	gutter - wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil" dig into, poke into, probe - examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"
	4.	gutter - provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings" cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

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gutter

noun drain, channel, tube, pipe, ditch, trench, trough, conduit, duct, sluice The waste washes down the gutter and into the city's sewerage system.

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Translations

قَناة مائِيّة على جانِب الطَّريق

okapstrouha

tagrende

DachrinneRegenrinne

alcantarilla

koururappiosadevesikouruvaluavirrata

gouttièrecaniveauchéneau

esõvízcsatorna

ræsi

colarecunettagrondaiagrondalasolco

notekcaurule

rennesteintakrenne

жёлоб

obcestni jarekžleb

oluksefaletsuyoluyağmur oluğu

排水沟

gutter

¹ [ˈgʌtəʳ]

A. N (in street) → arroyo m, cuneta f, desagüe m (CAm); (on roof) → canal m, canalón m
the gutter (fig) → los barrios bajos; (= underworld) → el hampa
he rose from the gutter (fig) → salió de la nada

B. CPD the gutter press N (pej) → la prensa amarilla TABLOIDS AND BROADSHEETS

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gutter

² [ˈgʌtəʳ] VI [candle] → irse consumiendo

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gutter

[ˈgʌtə^r] n

[roof] → gouttière f

(in street) → caniveau m
to end up in the gutter → finir dans le caniveau

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gutter

n (on roof) → Dachrinne f; (in street) → Gosse f (also fig), → Rinnstein m; to be born in the gutter → aus der Gosse kommen; the language of the gutter → die Gassensprache

vi (candle, flame) → flackern

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gutter

:

gutter press

n (Brit pej) → Boulevardpresse f

guttersnipe

n → Gassenkind nt

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gutter

[ˈgʌtəʳ] n (in street) → cunetta, scolo; (on roof) → grondaia
to rise from the gutter (fig) → venire dai bassifondi or dalla strada

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gutter

(ˈgatə) noun

a channel for carrying away water, especially at the edge of a road or roof. The gutters are flooded with water. geut, sloot, riool قَناة مائِيّة على جانِب الطَّريق канавка sarjeta strouha; okap die Dachrinne tagrende ρείθρο, λούκιarroyo, cuneta, canal, canalón rentsel, renn ناودان؛ آبرو viemäri gouttière; caniveauמרזב नाली kanal, žlijeb (esővíz)csatorna selokan ræsi grondaia 側溝 (도로의 배수용) 도랑, 시궁창, 배수구 lietvamzdis, latakas notekcaurule longkang goot; dakgootrennestein, takrenneściek, rynna لښتى دناولو اوبو sarjeta jgheab; canal водосточная канава odkvapová rúra obcestni jarek slivnik rännsten, avloppsränna, takränna รางน้ำ oluk, yağmur oluğu 排水溝 жолоб; ринва پانی کی نکاسی کی نالی rãnh nước 排水沟

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