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• n  fortitude and determination
  he didn't have the guts to try it
• n  the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
• n  a narrow channel or strait
• n  a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
• v  empty completely; destroy the inside of
• v  remove the guts of

• He loved, he brawled, he had style, he had guts, he could even act.
• An introductory section of letters from North Africa and Sicily will be an eye-opener for many a reader fattened on the journalists' "blood and guts" legend: "Just finished reading .
• A man with the guts, determination and perseverance of a Ted Kennedy would serve the country well in the Oval Office.

• backbone
• grit
• moxie
• sand
• gumption
• intestine
• bowel
• gut
• catgut

News & Articles

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• Aw, SNAP: Obama Threatens Farm Bill Veto Over Cuts to Food Assistance
  SNAP: The Senate cut it; the House wants to cut it even more. But according to a new report from the Associated Press, neither house is going to slash real-world spending on food assistance if they pass a Farm Bill that guts the former food stamp program—President Obama will veto it.
  June 17, 2013 - Takepart.com via Yahoo! News
• PREP FOOTBALL: West Point's Nelson enjoying recruiting process
  Every rep Chandler Nelson guts out in the weight room, every exhausting stride he takes on every balmy run he endures, the West Point offensive lineman hears the words of his doubters echoing through his head — you'll never play Division I or Division II football. Stick with JUCO schools because that’s as far as you’ll ever get. Don’t get your hopes up about playing in the NFL.
  June 16, 2013 - Cullman Times
• Revenge for fish guts prank motive in hijacking hoax
  A Hawaii man is pleading guilty to making a hoax call to the FBI when he falsely reported a possible hijacker was aboard an Alaska Airlines flight to get revenge on a man he said put fish guts in his truck.  Prosecutors said Timothy David Hershman of Kona admitted calling the FBI on Jan. 17 and saying another man was going to hijack a plane headed to Alaska.  Authorities determined the other man ...
  June 14, 2013 - KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma

Quotes

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• Stephen Colbert in FOXNews
  NEW YORK - Parody met its inspiration Thursday when Stephen Colbert and Bill O'Reilly traded guest appearances on each other's shows in an exchange that Colbert called "a meeting of the guts."