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GUTS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fortitude and determination
Example:
he didn't have the guts to try it
Synonyms:
backbone; grit; gumption; guts; moxie; sand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("guts" is a kind of...):
fortitude (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Derivation:
gutsy (marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb gut
Context examples:
His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked—and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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