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{
"term": "gut",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the tube in the body through which food passes when it leaves the stomach",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut."
},
{
"text": "I had a terrible pain in my guts after eating too many plums."
}
],
"topics": ["Body"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["healthy"],
"verb + gut": ["pass through"],
"gut + noun": ["flora", "wall"],
"preposition": ["in the/your gut"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the organs in and around the stomach, especially in an animal",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed."
},
{
"text": "I don't like movies that are full of blood and guts *(= that show a lot of blood and violence)*."
}
],
"topics": ["Body"],
"collocations": {
"phrases": [
"blood and guts",
"a pain in your gut",
"a pain in your guts"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a person’s stomach, especially when it is large",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had a bit of a gut on him, but otherwise he was quite skinny."
},
{
"text": "a **beer gut** *(= caused by drinking a lot of beer regularly)*"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the courage and strength of mind that it takes to do something difficult or unpleasant",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **doesn't have the guts** to walk away from a well-paid job."
},
{
"text": "It takes guts to keep on running even though you have blistered feet."
},
{
"text": "She had the guts to stand up to the school bully."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verb + guts": ["have", "take"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the place where your natural feelings that make you react in a particular way are thought to be",
"sensetop": "in your guts",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I had a feeling in my guts that something was wrong.",
"contextForm": "in your guts"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "the most important part of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the guts of the problem"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "thin strong string made from animals' intestines and used in making musical instruments, tennis rackets and medical equipment",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make a great effort to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve."
},
{
"text": "I busted my chops to get into law school."
},
{
"text": "These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make a decision based on something that you are certain about, even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I went with my gut and turned down the job."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to refer to somebody who eats too much",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Make sure greedy guts doesn’t eat all the cake."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to dislike somebody very much",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be very angry with somebody and punish them severely for something they have done",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She’ll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to work very hard to achieve something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I slogged my guts out for the exam."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to tell somebody everything you know or feel about something, because you are upset",
"labels": "(North American English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He has spilled his guts in his new autobiography."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡʌt/",
"audio": "gu/gut/gut__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡʌt/",
"audio": "gu/gut/gut__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English guttas (plural), probably related to gēotan ‘pour’."
}