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GUT
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GUT
abbr.
grand unified theory

gut  (gt)
n.
1.
a. The alimentary canal or a portion thereof, especially the intestine or stomach.
b. The embryonic digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, the midgut, and the hindgut.
2. guts The bowels; entrails; viscera.
3. Slang
a. Innermost emotional or visceral response: She felt in her gut that he was guilty.
b. guts The essential components or inner working parts: "The best part of a good car . . . is its guts" (Leigh Allison Wilson).
4. guts Slang
a. Courage; fortitude.
b. Nerve; audacity.
5. Slang A gut course.
6. A thin, tough cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, used as strings for musical instruments or as surgical sutures.
7. A narrow passage or channel.
8. Fibrous material taken from the silk gland of a silkworm before it spins a cocoon, used for fishing tackle.
tr.v. gut·ted, gut·ting, guts
1. To remove the intestines or entrails of; eviscerate.
2. To extract essential or major parts of: gut a manuscript.
3. To destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the house.
4. To reduce or destroy the effectiveness of: A stipulation added at the last minute gutted the ordinance.
adj. Slang
Arousing or involving basic emotions; visceral: "Conservationism is a gut issue in the West" (Saturday Review).
Idiom:
gut it out Slang
To show pluck and perseverance in the face of opposition or adversity.

[From Middle English guttes, entrails, from Old English guttas; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

gutty adj.

gut [gʌt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy)
a.  the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine
b.  the entire alimentary canal Related adj visceral
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (often plural) the bowels or entrails, esp of an animal
3. Slang the belly; paunch
4. See catgut
5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle
6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a narrow channel or passage
7. (plural) Informal courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness
8. (plural) Informal the essential part the guts of a problem
bust a gut Informal to make an intense effort
have someone's guts for garters Informal to be extremely angry with someone
hate a person's guts Informal to dislike a person very strongly
sweat or work one's guts out Informal to work very hard
vb guts, gutting, gutted (tr)
1. (Cookery) to remove the entrails from (fish, etc.)
2. (esp of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building)
3. to plunder; despoil the raiders gutted the city
4. to take out the central points of (an article), esp in summary form
adj
Informal arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural a gut problem a gut reaction
[Old English gutt; related to gēotan to flow; see fusion]
gutlike  adj

GUT [gʌt]
n acronym for
(Physics / General Physics) grand unified theory

gut  (gt)
1. The intestine of a vertebrate animal.
2. The alimentary canal of an invertebrate animal.
3. The tube in a vertebrate embryo that later develops into the alimentary canal, lungs, and liver.

GUT
Abbreviation of grand unified theory See unified field theory.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.GUTgut - the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body
hindgut - the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
small intestine - the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed
large intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
2.gut - a narrow channel or strait
channel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"
3.gut - a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
suture - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
Verb1.gut - empty completely; destroy the inside of; "Gut the building"
empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
2.gut - remove the guts of; "gut the sheep"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

gut
noun
paunch (Informal) belly, spare tyre (Brit. slang), potbelly His gut sagged over his belt.
plural noun
1. intestines, insides (informal), stomach, belly, bowels, inwards, innards (informal), entrails The crew-men were standing ankle-deep in fish guts.
2. (Informal) courage, spirit, nerve, daring, pluck, grit, backbone, willpower, bottle (slang), audacity, mettle, boldness, spunk (informal), forcefulness, hardihood The new Chancellor has the guts to push through unpopular tax increases.
verb
1. disembowel, draw, dress, clean, eviscerate It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.
2. ravage, strip, empty, sack, rifle, plunder, clean out, ransack, pillage, despoil The church had been gutted by vandals.
adjective
instinctive, natural, basic, emotional, spontaneous, innate, intuitive, involuntary, heartfelt, deep-seated, unthinking At first my gut reaction was to simply walk out of there.
Related words
technical name viscera
adjective visceral
Translations
gut [gʌt]
A. N
1. (= alimentary canal) → intestino m; (for violin, racket) → cuerda f de tripa
to bust a gutechar los bofes, echar el hígado
2. guts (= innards) → tripas fpl; (= courage) → agallas fpl, coraje m; (= staying power) → aguante m, resistencia f; (= moral strength) → carácter m; (= content) → meollo m, sustancia f
to have gutstener agallas
I hate his gutsno lo puedo ver ni en pintura
to spill one's gutscontar la propia vida y milagros
to work one's guts outechar los bofes, echar el hígado
I'll have his guts for garters!¡le hago trizas!
3. (Naut) → estrecho m
B. VT
1. [+ poultry, fish] → destripar
2. [+ building] → no dejar más que las paredes de
C. CPD gut feeling Ninstinto m visceral
gut reaction Nreacción f instintiva

gut [ˈgʌt]
n
(ANATOMY) the gut → l'intestin m
(= belly) → ventre m
(used for strings of instruments, racquets)boyau m
vt
[+ poultry, fish] → vider
[+ building] → ne laisser que les murs de
to be gutted (before renovation)être rasé(e)
guts npl
(= innards) → boyaux mpl
to hate sb's guts → ne pas pouvoir voir qn en peinture, ne pas pouvoir sentir qn
to work one's guts out → se tuer au travail
(= courage) → cran m
It takes guts to stand up to her → Il faut du cran pour lui tenir tête.
gut feeling n (= instinctive feeling) → instinct m
gut instinct ninstinct m

gut
n
(= alimentary canal)Darm m; (= stomach, paunch)Bauch m
usu pl (inf: = stomach) → Eingeweide nt; (fig) (= essence: of problem, matter) → Kern m; (= contents)Substanz f; to slog or work one’s guts out (inf)wie blöd schuften (inf); to spill one’s guts (to somebody) (inf)(jdm) sein Herz ausschütten; to hate somebody’s guts (inf)jdn auf den Tod nicht ausstehen können (inf); I’ll have his guts for garters! (Brit inf) → den mache ich zur Minna (inf)or zur Schnecke (inf); gut reactionBauchentscheidung f (inf); my gut feeling is that …rein gefühlsmäßig or so aus dem Bauch heraus (inf)würde ich sagen, dass …; to know something at gut leveletw instinktiv wissen
guts pl (inf: = courage) → Mumm m (inf), → Schneid m (inf)
(= catgut)Darm m; (for racket, violin) → Darmsaiten pl
vt
animal, chicken, fishausnehmen
(fire) → ausbrennen; (= remove contents)ausräumen; it was completely gutted by the firees war völlig ausgebrannt ? also gutted

gut [gʌt]
1. n
a. (Anat) → intestino; (for violin, racket) → minugia, budello
b. guts npl (fam) (innards) → budella fpl (000) (of animals) → interiora fpl (fig) (courage) → fegato
to hate sb's guts → odiare qn a morte
2. vt
a. (poultry, fish) → levare le interiora a, sventrare
b. (building) the blaze gutted the entire buildingle fiamme hanno sventrato completamente l'edificio

gut [gʌt]
1. n
a. (Anat) → intestino; (for violin, racket) → minugia, budello
b. guts npl (fam) (innards) → budella fpl (000) (of animals) → interiora fpl (fig) (courage) → fegato
to hate sb's guts → odiare qn a morte
2. vt
a. (poultry, fish) → levare le interiora a, sventrare
b. (building) the blaze gutted the entire buildingle fiamme hanno sventrato completamente l'edificio

gut
n gut [gat]
1 the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes. derm القناة الهَضْمِيَّه، مَعْي черво střevo tarm die Gedärme (pl.) έντερο intestino, tripa sool(ikas) روده suoli intestin קְרָבַיים अंतड़ी crijevo bél usus þarmur, görn intestino 소화관 žarna zarna usus darmkanaal tarm jelito intestino intestin кишка črevo črevo utroba tarm ไส้พุง bağırsak 腸子 кишка بڑی آنت ruột
2 a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc. dermsnaar مُصْران لِصُنْع الأوتار الموسيقيَّه кетгут за струни struna (vyrobená ze střeva) streng der Darm χορδή από έντερο cuerda de tripa soolkeel زه suolilanka (corde de) boyau גִּיד आहार नली struna bélhúr tali terbuat dari usus girni corda, minugia 腸線 (특히 동물의) 내장 styga stīga gat snaar tarmstreng, katgut struna corda coardă (pentru vioară etc.) струна (preparované) črevo; struna struna žice za violinu tarmsträng, katgut เส้นใยที่เหนียวทำมาจากไส้ในของสัตว์ çalgı teli 腸線 струна з кишки تانت جو سازوں میں لگایا جاتا ہے dây ruột mèo 线
vpast tense, past participle ˈgutted
1 to take the guts out of Her job was to gut fish. vlek, ingewande uithaal يُخْرِج أحْشاء، يُنَظِّف изкормвам vykuchat tage indvoldene ud; rense ausweiden ξεκοιλιάζω destripar soolikaid rookima دل و روده درآوردن perata vider לְהוֹצִיא אֶת הקרָבַיִים आंत निकालना izvaditi utrobu kibelez - slægja sventrare はらわたを抜く 내장을 뽑아내다 išskrosti, išdaryti izņemt iekšas; ķidāt menyiang ingewanden uithalen rense, sløye patroszyć estripar a curăţa (un animal) de intestine потрошить vypitvať očistiti, izprazniti vaditi creva rensa, ta ur ควักไส้ในออก içini çıkarmak 取出…的內臟 патрати; потрошити مچھلی کے پیٹ کی آلائش صاف کرنا moi ruột 内脏
2 to destroy completely, except for the outer frame The fire gutted the house. uitbrand يُتْلِف унищожавам всичко освен стените zničit vnitřek brænde ud ausbrennen καταστρέφω destruir el interior de laastama تخریب شدن درون ساختمان tuhota ne laisser que la carcasse (de) לַהֲרוֹס אֶת תוֹכוֹ पूरी तरह नष्ट करना potpuno uništiti kiéget memusnahkan eyðileggja að innan distruggere 内部を破壊する 송두리째 파괴하다 sunaikinti, sudeginti (ko) vidų izpostīt; izdegt (ugunsgrēkā) memusnahkan uitbranden brenne ut, ødelegge innvendig wypalić destruir a devasta (pe dinăuntru) опустошать vypáliť uničiti do ogrodja uništiti blåsa ur ทำงายอย่างสิ้นซาก tahrip etmek 完全摧毀(只剩外殼) спустошувати اندرونی تنصیبات کو جلا دینا، تباہ کر دینا phá huỷ
n pl guts
1 the gut, liver, kidneys etc. derms أحْشاء вътрешности vnitřnosti indvolde die Eingeweide (pl.) εντόσθια vísceras, entrañas sisikond دل و روده sisälmykset entrailles קרָבַיִים यकृत, जिगर iznutrice belsőségek jeroan innyfli frattaglie 内臓 장(腸) viduriai, vidaus organai iekšas; iekšējie orgāni isi perut ingewanden innvoller, tarmer wnętrzności vísceras măruntaie кишки vnútornosti drobovje utroba inälvor ตับไตไส้พุง organlar 內臟 нутрощі بڑي آنت، جگر، گردے وغیرہ cái bụng 内脏
2 courage He's got a lot of guts. fut, durf شَجاعَه кураж odvaha mod; gåpåmod der Schneid θάρρος, κότσια agallas tahtejõud دل و جرأت rohkeus cran אוֹמֶץ साहस hrabrost, odvažnost energia, mersz keberanian hugrekki coraggio 根性 용기 drąsa, valios stiprybė drosme; vīrišķība keberanian lef, moed mot, ryggrad odwaga coragem curaj сила воли odvaha pogum hrabrost kurage ความกล้า cesaret, yüreklilik 勇氣 мужність, витримка ہمت sự can đảm

GUT معي střevo indvolde Darm έντερο tripa suoli intestins utroba intestino 창자 darmkanaal tarm jelito intestino кишка tarm ไส้พุง bağırsak ruột 内脏


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