# guts

Pronunciation: US say "GUTS" /ɡʌts/; UK

## Noun

1. The internal organs contained in the abdomen, especially the intestines and other entrails.
   - Simple: The soft insides of an animal's belly, like the stomach and intestines.
   - _The veterinarian examined the animal's guts for signs of disease._
   - _Spilled fish guts attracted gulls to the dock._
2. Courage and determination, especially the nerve to face something difficult or risky. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The brave feeling that lets you face something hard or scary.
   - _He had the guts to stand up to his boss during the meeting._
   - _Climbing that cliff without ropes takes serious guts._
3. The essential inner components of a machine or system: its core working parts. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The most important inside parts of a machine or system.
   - _The technician removed the guts of the old radio to salvage parts._
   - _This software's guts were rewritten from scratch last year._
4. A person's deepest and most instinctive feelings, felt as a strong inner sense. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Your deepest feelings, felt strongly deep down inside you.
   - _Deep in his guts, he knew the deal would fall apart._
   - _Trust your guts when a situation feels dangerous._
5. The real content or substance of something, beyond its surface form. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The real substance or meaning behind something, not just the surface.
   - _The novel has plenty of style but lacks guts._
   - _Critics praised the documentary for tackling the guts of the issue._
6. Plural of gut. — plural of gut
   - Simple: Plural of gut. Use it when talking about more than one gut.
   - _The biologist compared the guts of fish from different rivers._
   - _Bacteria living in animal guts aid digestion._
10. In the gambling game two-up, the central ring within which the spinner operates. *(Australia, New Zealand)*
   - Simple: In the game two-up, the middle ring where the spinner tosses the coins.
   - _Players crowded around the guts to watch the pennies fly._
   - _The ringkeeper cleared the guts before allowing the next spin._
11. In Australian rules football, the central corridor of the playing field, running between the two goals. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: In Australian rules football, the middle part of the playing field.
   - _The midfielder won the ball in the guts and drove it forward._
   - _Possession through the guts gave the team a clear run at goal._

## Verb

7. To show courage and determination by pushing through hardship, especially in the combination guts out. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To keep going with courage through something very hard.
   - _He guts out the final rounds of the fight on willpower alone._
   - _She guts out every shift no matter how exhausted she feels._
8. Third-person singular simple present of gut. — third-person singular simple present indicative of gut
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of gut. Use it for what he, she, or it does now.
   - _He guts and cleans the trout before cooking it over the fire._
   - _The factory machine guts each chicken in seconds._
9. To eat greedily and in haste, consuming large amounts of food at once. *(colloquial, Australia)*
   - Simple: To eat food fast and greedily, in large amounts.
   - _She guts a plate of fries faster than anyone at the table._
   - _The starving hiker guts his sandwich in three bites._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/guts (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).