guts

Noun

• fortitude and determination
  • "he didn't have the guts to try it"
• the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
• a narrow channel or strait
• a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
• plural of gut
• The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
• Courage; determination.
• Content, substance.
• The essential, core parts.
• One's innermost feelings.
• The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre.
• The center of the field.

Verb

• empty completely; destroy the inside of
• remove the guts of
• third-person singular simple present indicative of gut
• To eat greedily.
• To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).

Examples

• He gutsed out a 6-1 win.
• He knew all about the guts of the business: how things actually get done.
• His speech had no guts in it.
• If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here.
• 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.
• The guts of this Rolex watch are rock-solid.

Synonyms

backbone, bowel, catgut, grit, gumption, gut, intestine, moxie, sand, audacity, balls, bield, boldhead, boldness, bowels, brass tacks, bravehood, braveness, bravery, core, courage, courageousness, crux, daring, deets, details, drift, entrails, essence, fearlessness, gist, gravamen, guts, guttings, heart, heart and soul, heartstring, heartstrings, innards, insides, intrepidity, intrepidness, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, mood, moral of the story, nerve, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, ovaries, pecker, pith, pluck, punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, spunk, steel, stuff, substance, tenor, undauntedness, valour, viscera