Paunch vs Guts - What's the difference?
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The first stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
The abdomen or belly of a human or animal, especially a large, protruding one.
(nautical) A paunch mat.
The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, such as a hare or rabbit prior to eating.
* 1610 , , act 3 scene 2
The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
(slang) Courage; determination.
:* It must have taken some guts to speak in front that audience.
:* She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone—she's got guts .
(slang) Content, substance.
:* His speech had no guts in it.
(informal) To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out ).
As nouns the difference between paunch and guts
is that paunch is the first stomach of a ruminant, the rumen while guts is plural of lang=en.As verbs the difference between paunch and guts
is that paunch is to remove the internal organs of a ruminant, such as a hare or rabbit prior to eating while guts is to show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).paunch
English
Noun
(es)Synonyms
* (protruding belly) See also .Verb
(es)- (Caliban)
- Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him
- I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou may'st brain him,
- Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log
- Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
- Or cut his wezand with thy knife
guts
English
(wikipedia guts)Noun
(head)Synonyms
* (entrails) entrails, guttings, innards, insides, viscera * (courage) balls, nerve, pluck, big ballsVerb
(es)- He gutsed out a 6-1 win.