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guts

/ɡʌts/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about guts at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. plural of gut

noun

  1. The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
  2. Courage; determination.
    It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience.
  3. Content, substance.
    His speech had no guts in it.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gut

verb

  1. To eat greedily.
  2. To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).
    He gutsed out a 6-1 win.

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