gut

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡʌt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/gʌt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gut)

Inflections of 'gut' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
guts
v 3rd person singular
gutting
v pres p
gutted
v past
gutted
v past p

Collocations for "gut"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "gut" in context.

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gut

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. hit him in the gut
  2. has a [huge, beer belly] gut
  3. your gut is getting bigger
  4. am starting to lose my gut
  5. where did your gut go?
  6. my gut is too fat for [these pants, this dress]
  7. his gut is [draping, hanging, sagging] (over his waistline)
  8. the bacteria in your gut
  9. a wrenching [feeling, sensation] in my gut
  10. can feel it in my guts
  11. should have followed my gut
  12. should always stick to your gut
  13. slang: he hasn't got the guts to [do, try, say] it
  14. slang: she really [hates, despises] his guts!
  15. slang: he'll have your guts for garters!
  16. slang: have been busting a gut at [work, the office]
v
  1. gut [the fish, an animal, a rabbit]
  2. gut (it) before [washing, removing, cooking, cutting]
  3. gut it to [remove, clean]
  4. gut and [remove]
  5. gut it with [tools, a weapon, your hands]
  6. gut a [house, building, structure]
  7. gut a [house] of [copper pipes, wiring, electronics]
  8. the [fire, flames, the explosion] gutted the [house]
  9. gutted [all of, most of, the ground floor of] the [house]
  10. [the house, the building, their home] was gutted by (the) [fire, flames]
  11. the [house] was (completely) gutted
  12. gutted the [workforce, department]
  13. [firings, illness, the strike] (have) gutted the [workforce]
  14. UK: (is) gutted by [the, his] defeat
n as adj
  1. gut bacteria
  2. make a gut decision
  3. have a gut feeling that
  4. my gut [reaction, instinct] was to
  5. [went with, followed, trusted] her gut instinct
adv
  1. a gut-wrenching feeling
additional examples
  1. gut bacteria
  2. make a gut decision
  3. have a gut feeling that
  4. my gut [reaction, instinct] was to
  5. [went with, followed, trusted] her gut instinct
  6. hit him in the gut
  7. has a [huge, beer belly] gut
  8. your gut is getting bigger
  9. am starting to lose my gut
  10. where did your gut go?
  11. my gut is too fat for [these pants, this dress]
  12. his gut is [draping, hanging, sagging] (over his waistline)
  13. the bacteria in your gut
  14. a wrenching [feeling, sensation] in my gut
  15. can feel it in my guts
  16. should have followed my gut
  17. should always stick to your gut
  18. slang: he hasn't got the guts to [do, try, say] it
  19. slang: she really [hates, despises] his guts!
  20. slang: he'll have your guts for garters!
  21. slang: have been busting a gut at [work, the office]
  22. a gut-wrenching feeling
  23. it was gut wrenching to [hear, see]
  24. gut [the fish, an animal, a rabbit]
  25. gut (it) before [washing, removing, cooking, cutting]
  26. gut it to [remove, clean]
  27. gut and [remove]
  28. gut it with [tools, a weapon, your hands]
  29. gut a [house, building, structure]
  30. gut a [house] of [copper pipes, wiring, electronics]
  31. the [fire, flames, the explosion] gutted the [house]
  32. gutted [all of, most of, the ground floor of] the [house]
  33. [the house, the building, their home] was gutted by (the) [fire, flames]
  34. the [house] was (completely) gutted
  35. gutted the [workforce, department]
  36. [firings, illness, the strike] (have) gutted the [workforce]
  37. UK: (is) gutted by [the, his] defeat
'gut' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bust - buster - feeling - fish - rot - slug - stench

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