Guts

/ɡʌts/ · noun

Meaning

plural of gut.

Definitions by Sense

1. plural of gut
2. The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
3. (by extension, informal) Courage; determination.
4. (informal) Content, substance.
5. (informal) The essential, core parts.
6. (informal) One's innermost feelings.
7. (Australia, New Zealand) The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre.
8. (Australian rules football, informal) The center of the field.

Example Sentences

It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience.

She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone—she's got guts.

"Wha's good of living blind's a bat?" be demanded aggressively. "Thash what my wife said. An' she was right - only she's more guts than I have. When she found as the kids was blind too, what did she do? Took 'em into our bed with her and turned on the gas. Thash what she done. An' I hadn't the guts to stick with 'em. She's got pluck, my wife, more'n I have."

His speech had no guts in it.

He knew all about the guts of the business: how things actually get done.

The guts of this Rolex watch are rock-solid.

If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here.

He gutsed out a 6-1 win.

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Word Forms

• gutses
• gutsing
• gutsed

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