"gut up" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɡʌt ˈʌp/ Forms: guts up [present, singular, third-person], gutting up [participle, present], gutted up [participle, past], gutted up [past]
Etymology: gut + up, influenced by expressions like man up and shut up. Compare guts (“courage”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gut|up}} gut + up, {{m|en|man up}} man up, {{m|en|shut up}} shut up, {{m|en|guts||courage}} guts (“courage”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} gut up (third-person singular simple present guts up, present participle gutting up, simple past and past participle gutted up)
  1. (intransitive, slang, chiefly imperative) To show courage and hide one's apprehension. Tags: imperative, intransitive, slang Synonyms: man up, endure, put up with, take lying down Related terms: shut up
    Sense id: en-gut_up-en-verb-bMtBVWww Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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