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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

  • (..) You're not upset? What?! I was hoping for this! - You were? - And believe me, it only gets better! Wait till you spill a Nadder's guts the first time! And mount your first Gronckle head on a spear! What a feeling! You really had me going there, son! All those years of the worst Viking (..)
    2010 How to Train Your Dragon
  • (..) like someone skimped on meat in his sandwich. "Excuse me, barmaid. You brought me the wrong offspring. I ordered an extra-large boy with beefy arms, extra guts and glory on the side. This here, this is a talking fishbone." You're thinking about this wrong. It's not so much what you look like, (..)
    2010 How to Train Your Dragon