Gut

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gut noun BrE /ɡʌt/ ; NAmE /ɡʌt/

1.[countable] the tube in the body through which food passes when it leaves the stomach

synonym intestine

2. guts [plural] the organs in and around the stomach, especially in an animal

I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed.

3. [countable] (informal) a person’s stomach, especially when it is large

synonym belly

Have you seen the gut on him!

a beer gut (= caused by drinking beer)

4. guts [plural] (informal) the courage and determination that it takes to do something difficult or unpleasant

He doesn't have the guts to walk away from a well-paid job.

5. [countable, usually plural] the place where your natural feelings that make you react in a particular way are thought to be

I had a feeling in my guts that something was wrong.

6. guts [plural] the most important part of something

the guts of the problem

7. [uncountable]

= catgut BrE /ˈkætɡʌt/ ; NAmE /ˈkætɡʌt/

1) мед. кетгут (нить из высушенных и скрученных кишок мелкого рогатого скота, используемая как материал для швов при хирургических операциях)

2) кишечная струна (музыкальных инструментов)

3) муз.; уст. а) скрипка б) употр. с гл. во мн. струнные инструменты

Extra examples

I don’t like movies that are full of blood and guts.

I had a terrible pain in my guts after eating too many plums.

It takes guts to keep on running even though you have blistered feet.

She had the guts to stand up to the school bully.

It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.

Idioms

bust a gut (doing something/to do something) - (informal) to make a great effort to do something

It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve.

greedy guts (British English, informal) - used to refer to somebody who eats too much

Make sure greedy guts doesn’t eat all the cake.

hate somebody’s guts - (informal) to dislike somebody very much

Oh, Bob is terrible. I hate his guts!

You may hate my guts for saying so, but I think you're getting gray hair

I hate his guts for treating my sister so badly.

I don't think you should hate my guts just because I like to hunt.

have somebody’s guts for garters - (British English, informal) to be very angry with somebody and punish them severely for something they have done

She’ll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out.

slog/sweat/work your guts out - (informal) to work very hard to achieve something

I slogged my guts out for the exam.

spill your guts (to somebody) - (North American English, informal) to tell somebody everything you know or feel about something, because you are upset

He has spilled his guts in his new autobiography.