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What is the difference between potbelly and gut?

potbelly | gut | Synonyms |

Gut is a synonym of potbelly.



As nouns the difference between potbelly and gut

is that potbelly is a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch while gut is the alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

As a verb gut is

to eviscerate.

As an adjective gut is

made of gut, e.g., a violin with gut strings

As an initialism GUT is

grand unification theory.

potbelly

English

Noun

(potbellies)
  • a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch
  • a potbelly stove
  • Synonyms

    * (protruding abdomen) See also .

    gut

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
  • (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged
  • beer gut
  • (uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
  • A person's emotional, visceral self.
  • I have a funny feeling in my gut .
  • (in the plural) The essential, core parts.
  • He knew all about the guts of the business, how things actually get done.
  • (in the plural) Ability and will to face up to adversity or unpleasantness.
  • It took a lot of guts to admit to using banned substances on television.
  • (informal) A gut course
  • You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut .
  • A narrow passage of water.
  • the Gut of Canso
  • The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.
  • Synonyms

    * alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine, tharm, innards * , belly, paunch (enlarged), potbelly (enlarged), stomach, tum, tummy * (intestines of an animal used to make strings) catgut

    Derived terms

    * catgut * gut barging * gut feeling * hate someone's guts * gutless * gutsy * tailgut

    Verb

    (gutt)
  • To eviscerate.
  • To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
  • :* fire gutted the building
  • :* Congress gutted the welfare bill.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made of gut, e.g., a violin with gut strings
  • Instinctive, e.g., a gut reaction
  • Anagrams

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