1. Fortitude and determination
   "he didn't have the guts to try it";
   - backbone, grit, moxie [N. Amer, informal], sand [N. Amer, informal], gumption [informal], cojones [N. Amer]
    
2. The entrails or contents of the abdomen
   "The fisherman cleaned out the guts of the catch"

1. The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
   "The gut absorbs nutrients from digested food";
   - intestine, bowel, bowels
    
2. A narrow channel or strait
   "The fishing boats navigated through the gut between the islands"
    
3. A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
   "The surgeon used gut to suture the internal incision";
   - catgut

1. Remove the guts of
   "gut the sheep"
    
2. Empty completely; destroy the inside of
   "Gut the building"

Type of: channel, cord, empty, fortitude, internal organ, remove, take, take away, viscus, withdraw

Part of: abdomen, belly, stomach, suture, venter

Encyclopedia: Guts