noun, verb, gut⋅ted, gut⋅ting, adjective | 1. | the alimentary canal, esp. between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut. |
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| 3. | the belly; stomach; abdomen. |
| 4. | the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber: sheep's gut. |
| 5. | a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines. |
| 6. | the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks. |
| 7. | a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills. |
| 8. | Slang. a gut course. |
| 9. | to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel. |
| 10. | to destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the building. |
| 11. | to plunder (a house, city, etc.) of contents: Invaders gutted the village. |
| 12. | to remove the vital or essential parts from: The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship. |
| 13. | Informal.
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| 14. | spill one's guts, Slang. to tell all; lay oneself bare: the famous star spills his guts in his autobiography. |

gut (gŭt)
n.
The alimentary canal or a portion thereof, especially the intestine or stomach.
The embryonic digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, the midgut, and the hindgut.
guts The bowels; entrails; viscera.
A thin, tough cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, used as suture material in surgery.
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Abbreviation of grand unified theory See unified field theory. |