{
    "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’."
}