Meaning

• The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

• The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged

  "beer gut"

• The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.

• A person's emotional, visceral self.

  "I have a funny feeling in my gut."

• A class that is not demanding or challenging.

  "You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut."

• A narrow passage of water.

  "the Gut of Canso"

• 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.

Meaning

• To eviscerate.

  "The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them."

• To remove or destroy the most important parts of.

  "Congress gutted the welfare bill."

Meaning

• To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).

  "He gutsed out a 6-1 win."