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guts plural
: the inner essential parts
the guts of a car
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: the basic visceral, emotional, or instinctual part of a person
She knew in her gut that he was lying.
Consult more than one financial adviser before making a final choice, and trust your gut.—Quentin Fottrell
My gut says this is, overall, a terrible idea.—Erica Buist
—often used before another nounmaking a gut decision
a gut feeling
"Tony's a very driven guy, and he makes a lot of decisions based on gut instinct," …—Tom Nides
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: a narrow passage
also
: a narrow waterway or small creek
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: the sac of silk taken from a silkworm ready to spin its cocoon and drawn out into a thread for use as a snell
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: arising from one's inmost self : visceral
a gut reaction
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: having strong impact or immediate relevance
gut issues
gutted; gutting
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b
: to extract all the essential passages or portions from
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: to destroy the inside of
fire gutted the building
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: to destroy the essential power or effectiveness of
inflation gutting the economy
grand unified theory; grand unification theory
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