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Definition guts in American English

guts noun

[plural] noun
/ɡʌts/
1

the quality of being brave and determined

Example

That's what you need to be a referee, guts.

Example

She had the guts to go for what she wanted.

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It takes a lot of guts and hard work to get where he is.

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2

all the organs inside your body, especially the ones in the stomach area

Example

The doctors sewed his guts back together.

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3

the most important parts of a system, plan, or machine

Example

That's basically the guts of Darwin's theory.

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Definition guts in American English