gut

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. your deep, inner feelings or intuition about a situation.

n. the visceral, intuitive response to a situation, as opposed to a purely logical one.

“My gut told me that something was wrong, even though he seemed nice.”

“Experienced investors often rely on their gut when the market data appears contradictory or incomplete.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to remove the internal organs of a fish or animal; also to destroy the inside of a building.

v. to eviscerate an animal or to remove the internal contents and structural elements of a building or organization.

Español:destripar

“The fire managed to gut the entire house in less than an hour.”

“Before cooking the catch of the day, the chef demonstrated how to quickly gut and clean the trout.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to take away the most important parts of something, like a law or a plan.

v. to significantly weaken or destroy the effectiveness of something by removing essential components.

“The new amendments will gut the environmental protection law.”

“Critics argued that the proposed budget cuts would effectively gut the public health program, leaving it unable to respond to future crises.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. based on a deep feeling rather than thinking carefully.

adj. relating to or prompted by an instinctive rather than a rational response.

“It was a gut reaction; I didn't have time to think about it.”

“Her gut feeling about the partnership proved correct when the company filed for bankruptcy just six months later.”