gut
//ɡʌt//
Noun
The stomach or belly; the internal organs of the abdomen, especially the intestines.
He felt a pain in his gut after eating too much.
The intestine or alimentary canal, especially of an animal.
The fish gut was removed before cooking.
Courage, determination, or fortitude; inner strength.
It takes guts to stand up for what you believe in.
The inner or essential part of something.
We need to get to the gut of the problem.
Verb
To remove the internal organs from (a fish or other animal).
He gutted the fish before cooking it.
To destroy the interior of (a building), leaving only the outer walls.
The fire gutted the old warehouse, leaving only the brick walls standing.
Synonym
Adjective
Based on instinct or intuition rather than reason; instinctive.
I had a gut feeling that something was wrong.