GUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gut mean? 

• GUT (noun)
  The noun GUT has 3 senses:

1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

2. a narrow channel or strait

3. a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

  Familiarity information: GUT used as a noun is uncommon.

• GUT (verb)
  The verb GUT has 2 senses:

1. empty completely; destroy the inside of

2. remove the guts of

  Familiarity information: GUT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

bowel; gut; intestine

Hypernyms ("gut" is a kind of...):

internal organ; viscus (a main organ that is situated inside the body)

Meronyms (parts of "gut"):

hindgut (the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gut"):

small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)

large intestine (beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces)

Holonyms ("gut" is a part of...):

abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)

Derivation:

gut (remove the guts of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A narrow channel or strait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("gut" is a kind of...):

channel (a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

catgut; gut

Hypernyms ("gut" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Holonyms ("gut" is a substance of...):

suture (thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together)

Derivation:

gut (remove the guts of)

• GUT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they gut    ... he / she / it guts   
Past simple: gutted   
Past participle: gutted   
-ing form: gutting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Empty completely; destroy the inside of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

Gut the building

Hypernyms (to "gut" is one way to...):

empty (make void or empty of contents)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

gutter (a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Remove the guts of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

gut the sheep

Hypernyms (to "gut" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

gut (a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)

gut (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)

gutter (a tool for gutting fish)

gutter (a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.))

 Context examples 

Upon administration, this agent binds to mu-opioid receptors in the gut, thereby reversing opioid-related disturbances in gut motility.

(Alvimopan, NCI Thesaurus)

It is associated with the presence of circulating autoantibodies against the gut epithelial cells.

(Autoimmune enteropathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Bradykinin is also released from mast cells during asthma attacks, from gut walls as a gastrointestinal vasodilator, from damaged tissues as a pain signal, and may be a neurotransmitter.

(Bradykinin, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Cefcanel daloxate is hydrolyzed in the intestinal lumen and in the gut wall by esterases to form the active metabolite cefcanel.

(Cefcanel Daloxate, NCI Thesaurus)

This type of cell is most often found in the gut and epidermis.

(Activated Mature Gamma/Delta T-Lymphocyte with a Cytotoxic Phenotype, NCI Thesaurus)

"Das ist gut!" "Die Engel-kinder!" cried the poor things as they ate and warmed their purple hands at the comfortable blaze.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease – collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – are chronic conditions that involve inflammation of the gut.

(New prognostic test could enable personalised treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, University of Cambridge)

The researchers found that auto-FMT resulted in the recovery of beneficial gut bacteria to near baseline levels within days, thus restoring patients’ digestive, immune and other essential functions.

(Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients, National Institutes of Health)

Scientists have found a connection between bacteria in the gut and antitumor immune responses in the liver.

(Study finds gut microbiome can control antitumor immune function in liver, National Institutes of Health)

The sodium salt form of danaparoid, a synthetic low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) derived from porcine gut mucosa with anticoagulant activity.

(Danaparoid Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)