guts en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡʊts/ (Northern-England)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɡʌts/
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of gut
form of gut
- (plural, plural-only) The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
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(broadly, informal, plural, plural-only) Courage; determination.
She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone—she's got guts.
It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience.
"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."
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 24:
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(informal, plural, plural-only) Content, substance.
His speech had no guts in it.
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(informal, plural, plural-only) The essential, core parts.
He knew all about the guts of the business: how things actually get done.
The guts of this Rolex watch are rock-solid.
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(informal, plural, plural-only) One's innermost feelings.
If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here.
- (Australia, New-Zealand, plural, plural-only) The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre.
- (informal, plural, plural-only, qualifier:Australian rules football) The center of the field.
Deriveds
ducks' guts · misery guts · ducks guts · spill one's guts · greedyguts · grumpy guts · rusty guts · slog one's guts out · spill one's guts out · duck's guts · fight one's guts out · bubble guts · rearrange someone's guts · blood and guts · black guts · black as a dog's guts · sweat one's guts out · drop one's guts · rearrange one's guts · have someone's guts for garters · blood-and-guts · guts out · gutsy · work one's guts out · hate someone's guts · worryguts · tub of guts · puke one's guts out · play one's guts out · miseryguts
Synonyms
heartstring · spunk · nerve · nerve · essence · valour · kernel · guttings · crux · balls · insides · fearlessness · pecker · spirit · audacity · sum · bravery · core · meat · marrow · bowels · bravehood · mood · grit · soul · guts · heart · daring · pith · brass tacks · nitty-gritty · gist · marrow · boldhead · ovaries · intrepidness · bield · undauntedness · heartstrings · stuff · bowels · heart · substance · nub · valor · courageousness · drift · viscera · nuts and bolts · pluck · gravamen · heart and soul · boldness · balls · entrails · courage · steel · tenor · innards · punctum saliens · quintessence · braveness · moral of the story · inwardness · intrepidity · pluck · guts
Translations (100)
it rigaglie (entrails) · pl bebechy (entrails) · ka ტრაკი ((slang) courage) · it corata (entrails) · it fondamenta (essentials; core parts) · it fegato ((slang) courage) · fi sisäelimet (entrails) · mi whēkau (entrails) · fi pokka ((slang) courage) · pt fígado ((slang) courage) · ko 배짱 ((slang) courage) · pt tripas (entrails) · eo viscero (entrails) · af ingewande (entrails) · ro măruntaie (entrails) · ro mațe (entrails) · fr tripes ((slang) courage) · ru хра́брость ((slang) courage) · ru фишка ((slang) content; substance) · el άντερα ((slang) courage) · ar أَحْشَاء (entrails) · ca pebrots ((slang) courage) · nv atsą́ siláí (entrails) · nan-hbl 膽 /胆 ((slang) courage) · it costrutto ((slang) content; substance) · cmn 有種 /有种 ((slang) courage) · de Eingeweide (entrails) · gl tripada (entrails) · gsw Gehüdel (entrails) · zea dermen (entrails) · az içalat (entrails) · rue флякы (entrails) · ia entranias (entrails) · fr cran ((slang) courage) · de Mumm ((slang) courage) · ru си́ла во́ли ((slang) courage) · it coratella (entrails) · hy փորոտիք (entrails) · eo intestoj (entrails) · it coraggio ((slang) courage) · dlm alaite (entrails) · fr guts ((slang) courage) · pt estômago ((slang) courage) · tpn py'a (entrails) · fi sisälmykset (entrails) · it sostanza ((slang) content; substance) · nl ingewanden (entrails) · de Eier ((slang) courage) · am ጉሮሮ (entrails) · it contenuto ((slang) content; substance) · pt vísceras (entrails) · haw naʻau (entrails) · cmn 內臟 /内脏 (entrails) · es mondongo (entrails) · gl tripaxe (entrails) · ja 根性 ((slang) courage) · el έντερα (entrails) · hu bél (entrails) · he מעיים (entrails) · es tripa (entrails) · grc χολάδες (entrails) · ia tripas (entrails) · ga inní (entrails) · he אומץ ((slang) courage) · it frattaglie (entrails) · it cuore (essentials; core parts) · my အူ (entrails) · gl tripas (entrails) · gl entrañas (entrails) · yue 膽 /胆 ((slang) courage) · ru прикол ((slang) content; substance) · mk мадиња ((slang) courage) · fi substanssi ((slang) content; substance) · es agallas ((slang) courage) · it viscere (entrails) · fi sisu ((slang) courage) · tl bayag ((slang) courage) · mk црева (entrails) · su peujit (entrails) · fr tripes (entrails) · ja ガッツ ((slang) courage) · fi kantti ((slang) courage) · mh aj ((slang) courage) · rup matsã (entrails) · es tripas (entrails) · it essenza (essentials; core parts) · pt entranhas (entrails) · pl bebechy (essentials; core parts) · nl lef ((slang) courage) · he קרביים (entrails) · el κότσια ((slang) courage) · it interiora (entrails) · it essenziale (essentials; core parts) · ko 배알 (entrails) · eo intestaro (entrails) · ru кишки́ (entrails) · fr entrailles (entrails) · egy m-X:t*w-F51:Z2ss (entrails) · fi sisältö ((slang) content; substance) · it nucleo (essentials; core parts)