Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun guts

1 sense of guts

Sense 1
backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption -- (fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it")
       => fortitude -- (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gut

3 senses of gut

Sense 1
intestine, bowel, gut -- (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
       => internal organ, viscus -- (a main organ that is situated inside the body)

Sense 2
gut -- (a narrow channel or strait)
       => 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; "the ship went aground in the channel")

Sense 3
catgut, gut -- (a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)
       => cord -- (a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gut

2 senses of gut

Sense 1
gut -- (empty completely; destroy the inside of; "Gut the building")
       => empty -- (make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building")

Sense 2
gut -- (remove the guts of; "gut the sheep")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")