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Meaning of Gut | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ɡʌt

Definitions

  1. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
  2. A surname from German.
  3. Initialism of grand unification theory or grand unified theory.
  4. The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.
  5. The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
  6. A person's emotional, visceral self.
  7. A class that is not demanding or challenging.
  8. A narrow passage of water.
  9. The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.

Equivalents

Examples

“You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.”
“I have a funny feeling in my gut.”
“You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.”
“the Gut of Canso”
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken any way you please, is bad, / And strands them in forsaken guts and creeks / No decent soul would think of visiting.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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