Similar words: glut · gout · gust · guts · but · cut · get · git · gum · gun
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gut

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verb
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noun
1 noun of emotions, rather than thoughtputóga fpl2  c m ucroí masc4  c m uwhat does your gut tell you? cad atá do phutóga a rá leat?my gut reaction is to refuse mothaím i mo chroí istigh gur cheart dom diúltú, braithim i mo phutóga gur cheart dom diúltúthey're opposed to it at a gut level tá siad ina éadan ina gcroí istigh 2 noun ANAT, MED intestineputóg fem2  c m ustéig fem2  c m uthe absorption of food from the gut ionsú an bhia ón bputóggut bacteria baictéir phutóigegut wall balla na putóige
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3 noun (also guts) informal stomach/abdomenbolg masc1  c m ugoile masc4  c m uI felt a sudden pain in my gut d'airigh mé pian thobann i mo ghoile 4 noun informal fat stomachmaróg fem2  c m ustomán masc1he's developing a bit of a gut tá sé ag tógáil maróige 5 noun MUS, SPOR fibresnáithe caoláin
verb
6 verb COOK remove intestines etc TRANSITIVEglan verb  c m u 7 verb of fire: destroy TRANSITIVEscrios verb  c m uthe shop was gutted in the fire loisceadh a raibh sa siopa sa tine 8 verb strip of furnishings etc TRANSITIVEna putóga a bhaint as  c m ustruipeáil verb  c m uthey gutted the house ghlan siad amach a raibh sa teach, níor fhág siad cipín sa teach, níor fhág siad den teach ach na ballaí 9 verb strip of essential features TRANSITIVEna putóga a bhaint as  c m uthey gutted the proposal of any sanctions níor fhág siad aon smachtbhannaí sa mholadh
phrases

to bust a gut

informaldo mhíle dícheall a dhéanamhdo bhundún dearg a chur amach informalthey busted a gut trying to get him a ticket rinne siad a míle dícheall ticéad a fháil dó

to hate sb's guts

informalfuath an diabhail a bheith agat do dhuinean dearg-ghráin a bheith agat ar dhuine

to have sb's guts for garters

informalan cloigeann a bhaint de dhuineI'll have your guts for garters if you break it on me beidh daor oraibh má bhriseann sibh orm é

the guts of ...

informalisteach is amach le ...tuairim is ...he spent the guts of €10,000 on it chaith sé isteach is amach le €10,000 airI spent the guts of two months there chaith mé tuairim is dhá mhí ansin

... your guts out

informalhe roared his guts out all night bhí sé ag búiríl in ard a chinn i rith na hoíche, bhí sé ag cur a chraicinn de ar feadh na hoícheshe slaved her guts out in that job mharaigh sí í féin sa phost sin, chuir sí allas na gcnámh sa phost sin

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