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gut

/ɡʌt/noun, verb1 syllable

Gut means: the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus.

Synonyms for gut17

noun, as in the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

intestine, bowel

noun, as in a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

catgut

also used for gut

alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, tharm, innards, abdomen, beer belly, beer gut, belly, paunch, potbelly, stomach, tum, tummy

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What does gut mean?5

noun

1

the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

2

a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

3

a narrow channel or strait

verb

1

empty completely; destroy the inside of“Gut the building”

2

remove the guts of“gut the sheep”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gut?13

one syllable

butwhatcutshutbuttnuthutslutstrutputtrut

two syllables

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Gut in a sentence

  • Don't gut those ones, we're just going to fry them like that.frpzzd
  • Humans are supposedly rational animals, but make most decisions based on gut feeling.darinmex
  • Someone asked me to write something about the gut, but that topic scares me.magnificentgoddess
  • My gut tells me to do it, but my reason tells me not to.mailohilohi
  • My brain says yes, but my gut says no.mailohilohi
  • My brain says no, but my gut says yes.mailohilohi
  • I'm going to slug you in the gut.unknown
  • Yanni was glad that he trusted his gut that day.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of gut

as a noun

plural
guts

as a verb

past tense
gutted
present participle
gutting
third-person singular
guts
past participle
gutted