guts
verb2
Informal To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).
- He gutsed out a 6-1 win.
guts
noun/ɡʌts/ · Northern-England /ɡʊts/
7 senses
1
The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
2
Broadly, Informal Courage; determination.
- It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience.
- She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone—she's got guts.
1 more example
- "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:
3
Informal Content, substance.
- His speech had no guts in it.
4
Informal 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.
5
Informal One's innermost feelings.
- If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here.
6
Australia, New Zealand The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre.
7
Informal The center of the field.
Australian rules football
- Derived terms
29 terms
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