| GUT abbr. grand unified theory |
gut (g t)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 Idiom: Arousing or involving basic emotions; visceral: "Conservationism is a gut issue in the West" (Saturday Review). 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.] gut  ty adj. |
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