gut

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: gut

1	n v	the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus empty completely; destroy the inside of
2	n	a narrow channel or strait
3	n	a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: gut

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; 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; duodenum
the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum; jejunum
the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum; ileum
the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum; colon
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

Type of:: internal organ, viscus
a main organ that is situated inside the body

“Gut the building”

“gut the sheep”

Type of:: remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Type 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

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