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gut

Definition

  • noun: the internal organs of an animal
  • noun: the basic visceral or emotional part of a person
  • verb: to extract all the essential passages or portions from
  • verb: to remove the internal organs from (a fish or an animal)
  • used to talk about feelings, ideas, etc., that come from your emotions and from what seems true or right rather than from logic or reason
  • synonyms: bowels, intenstine, bowel

Examples

  • I thought I'd 'bust a gut' (laughing) when you showed up in that silly outfit.

  • What makes some people want to 'spill their guts' on national television?

  • He knew he had to trust his 'gut' [='instincts'] and do what felt right.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's wrecking my Iife. My Iife is wrecked. Wrecked. I don't know what's happening to you... but I do know this: that Ietter you sent my coIumn... that was from a guy with more guts... and more heart... than any of the creeps I've met in this city. Whatever that mask is... you don't need it. You... (..)
    1994 The Mask