"gut-shoot" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gut-shoots [present, singular, third-person], gut-shooting [participle, present], gut-shot [participle, past], gut-shot [past]
Etymology: gut + shoot Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gut|shoot}} gut + shoot Head templates: {{en-verb|gut-shoots|gut-shooting|gut-shot}} gut-shoot (third-person singular simple present gut-shoots, present participle gut-shooting, simple past and past participle gut-shot)
  1. (transitive) To shoot in the gut with a firearm. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Violence Synonyms: gut shoot, gutshoot

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