9 N‑UNCOUNT Gut is string made from part of the stomach of an animal. Traditionally, it is used to make the strings of sports rackets or musical instruments such as violins.
10 → see also gutted
11 PHRASE If you hate someone's guts , you dislike them very much indeed. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ We hate each other's guts.
12 PHRASE If you say that you are working your guts out or slogging your guts out , you are emphasizing that you are working as hard as you can. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ Most have worked their guts out and made sacrifices.
gut|less /gʌ tləs/ ADJ If you describe someone as gutless , you think they have a weak character and lack courage or determination. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ By attacking me, by attacking my wife, he has proved himself to be a gutless coward.
gutsy /gʌ tsi/ (gutsier , gutsiest ) ADJ If you describe someone as gutsy , you mean they show courage or determination. [INFORMAL , APPROVAL ] □ I've always been drawn to tough, gutsy women. □ They admired his gutsy and emotional speech.
gut|ted /gʌ t I d/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are gutted , you feel extremely disappointed or depressed about something that has happened. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ Birmingham City supporters will be absolutely gutted if he leaves the club.
gut|ter /gʌ tə r / (gutters )
1 N‑COUNT The gutter is the edge of a road next to the pavement, where rain water collects and flows away. □ It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city's vast sewerage system.
2 N‑COUNT A gutter is a plastic or metal channel fixed to the lower edge of the roof of a building, which rain water drains into. □ Did you fix the gutter?
3 N‑SING If someone is in the gutter , they are very poor and live in a very bad way. □ Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter he was remarkably successful.
4 → see also gutter press
gut|ter|ing /gʌ tər I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Guttering consists of the plastic or metal channels fixed to the lower edge of the roof of a building, which rain water drains into.
gu t|ter pre ss N‑SING You can refer to newspapers and magazines which print mainly stories about sex and crime as the gutter press . [BRIT , DISAPPROVAL ] □ The gutter press has held the royals up to ridicule. in AM, use scandal sheets
gut|tur|al /gʌ tər ə l/ ADJ Guttural sounds are harsh sounds that are produced at the back of a person's throat. □ Joe had a low, guttural voice with a mid-Western accent.
gu t-wrenching ADJ Gut-wrenching events or experiences make you feel extremely shocked or upset. [mainly JOURNALISM ] □ Going to court can be an expensive and gut wrenching experience that is best avoided.
guv /gʌ v/ N‑COUNT Guv is sometimes used to address a man, especially a customer or someone you are doing a service for. [BRIT , INFORMAL , SPOKEN ] □ Hey, thanks, guv.
guv|nor /gʌ vnə r / (guvnors ) also guv'nor N‑COUNT Guvnor is sometimes used to refer to or address a man who is in a position of authority over you, for example your employer or father. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
guy ◆◆◇ /ga I / (guys )
1 N‑COUNT A guy is a man. [INFORMAL ] □ I was working with a guy from Manchester.
2 → see also wise guy
3 N‑COUNT ; N‑PLURAL Americans sometimes address a group of people, whether they are male or female, as guys or you guys . [INFORMAL ] □ Hi, guys. How are you doing? □ Mom wants to know if you guys still have that two-person tent.
Guy Fawkes Night /ga I fɔːks na I t/ N‑UNCOUNT In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
gu y rope (guy ropes ) N‑COUNT A guy rope is a rope or wire that has one end fastened to a tent or pole and the other end fixed to the ground, so that it keeps the tent or pole in position.
guz|zle /gʌ z ə l/ (guzzles , guzzling , guzzled )
1 VERB If you guzzle something, you drink it or eat it quickly and greedily. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] Melissa had guzzled gin and tonics like they were lemonade. [Also V ]
2 VERB If you say that a vehicle guzzles fuel, you mean that it uses a lot of it in a way that is wasteful and unnecessary. □ [V n] The plane was deafeningly noisy, guzzled fuel, and left a trail of smoke. ● -guzzling COMB [ADJ n] □ The boom of the 1980s led to a taste for petrol-guzzling cars. □ …big energy-guzzling houses.
3 → see also gas guzzler
gym /dʒ I m/ (gyms )
1 N‑COUNT A gym is a club, building, or large room, usually containing special equipment, where people go to do physical exercise and get fit. □ While the lads are golfing, I work out in the gym. □ …the school gym.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Gym is the activity of doing physical exercises in a gym, especially at school. [INFORMAL ] □ …gym classes.
gym|kha|na /dʒ I mkɑː nə/ (gymkhanas ) N‑COUNT A gymkhana is an event in which people ride horses in competition.
gym|na|sium /dʒ I mne I ziəm/ (gymnasiums or gymnasia /dʒ I mne I ziə/) N‑COUNT A gymnasium is the same as a gym . [FORMAL ]
gym|nast /dʒ I mnæst/ (gymnasts ) N‑COUNT A gymnast is someone who is trained in gymnastics.