"guts" meaning in English

See guts in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡʌts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-guts.wav [UK] Forms: gut [singular], guts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|gut}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of gut; more than one (kind of) gut.
    Sense id: simple-guts-en-noun-Xn3nukVv Categories (other): Plurals
  2. The contents of the abdomen or belly; entrails.
    Sense id: simple-guts-en-noun-rz5AKCGQ
  3. courage.
    Sense id: simple-guts-en-noun-TGzORn98 Categories (other): Slang

Verb

IPA: /ɡʌts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-guts.wav [UK] Forms: gut [canonical], guts [third-person, singular], gutted [past], gutted [past, participle], gutting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|gut|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of gut.
    Sense id: simple-guts-en-verb-6dLvE24V
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          "text": "Johnny was cut in the stomach and his guts were hanging out."
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        {
          "text": "It took a lot of guts to tell the evil dictator what she thought of his unfair policies."
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