gutted

1. 1
   adjective

   Burned out or wrecked inside, with the important parts gone or ruined.

   Like a house left as an empty shell after a big fire.

   The gutted warehouse stood empty after the fire.

   After the crew finished, the gutted house had no walls or wiring left.

   Similarruined, wrecked, destroyed

   Oppositeintact

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having the insides, like the stomach and organs, taken out.

   Like a fish with everything inside scooped out before cooking.

   The gutted fish lay on ice at the market.

   She bought a gutted chicken, ready to roast.

   Similarcleaned, dressed

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3. 3
   adjectiveslang

   Feeling very upset and let down, often after losing or failing at something.

   Like feeling empty inside after something you really wanted goes wrong.

   He was gutted when his team lost the final.

   She felt completely gutted after failing her driving test.

   Similardevastated, crushed, heartbroken, shattered, disappointed

   Oppositeelated, thrilled, delighted, overjoyed

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4. 4
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of gut. Use it for an action that has already happened.

   They gutted the old building before rebuilding it.

   The fisherman gutted the salmon by the river.

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