gunnel 622
of copper, tin, lead, and ZINC from which chains, belt
fasteners etc, are made 2 a dark blue grey colour
gun-nel /'gʌnl/ n GUNWALE
Gun-nell, Sally /'gʌnl/ (1966–) a British HURDLER (=someone
who runs and jumps over special fences in a race), who won
an Olympic GOLD MEDAL in 1992
gun-ner /'gʌnər/ n 1 any member of the armed forces
whose job is to aim or fire a gun 2 a soldier in a part of the
British army which uses heavy guns (ARTILLERY): Gunner
Smith
gun-ner-y /'gʌnəri/ n [U] the science and practice of shoot-
ing with heavy guns: a gunnery officer
gun-ny-sack /'gʌnisæk/ n AmE a sack, usually measuring
about 1m deep, made from HESSIAN in which potatoes, coal
etc are stored
gun-point /'gʌnpɔɪnt/ n at gunpoint under a threat of death
by shooting: They were forced at gunpoint to hand over the
money.
gun-pow-der /'gʌnˌpaʊdəʳ/ n [U] an explosive substance in
the form of a powder
'Gunpowder, Plot, the a plan by English Catholics led by
Guy Fawkes to kill King James I and destroy Parliament by
means of explosives on November 5th 1605. The plan failed
when one of the Catholics warned a relative not to attend
Parliament that day and all the people in the Plot were caught
and killed. The event is remembered every November 5th on
GUY FAWKES' NIGHT. → see also FAWKES, GUY
gun-run-ner /'gʌnˌrʌnər/ n a person who secretly and
illegally brings guns into a country, especially for the use of
those who wish to fight against their own government
—running n [U]
gun-ship /'gʌnʃɪp/ n a military helicopter that has a lot of
guns and that is used to attack people and buildings on the
ground
gun-shot /'gʌnʃɒt||-ʃɑt/ n 1 [C] the act or sound of firing a
gun: gunshot wounds 2 [U] the distance reached by a shot
from a gun: The animal was out of gunshot.
gun-shy /'gʌnʃaɪ/ adj (especially of a GUNDOG) easily fright-
ened by the noise of a gun being fired
gun-smith /'gʌnˌsmɪθ/ n a person who makes and repairs
small guns
'gun-toting adj [A] carrying a gun: gun-toting gangs on the
street
gun-wale, gunnel /'gʌnl/ n tech the upper edge of the side
of a small ship or a boat
gur-gle¹ /'gɜːgəl||'gɜːr-/ v [I] 1 [(with)] to make a sound like
water flowing unevenly, e.g. out of a bottle or over stones:
The baby gurgled with pleasure. 2 [+adv/prep] to flow with
such a sound: The water gurgled down the plughole.
gurgle² n [(the) S] the sound of gurgling: the gurgle of the
brook (=small stream) over the little pebbles
Gur-khas, the /'gɜːkəz||'gɜːr-/ a REGIMENT (=a large group
of soldiers) in the British army. Originally from Nepal, they
are known for being small, but very brave.
gu-ru /'gʊruː/ n 1 an Indian religious leader or teacher of
religious practices, especially those that produce peace of
mind 2 infml a greatly respected person whose ideas are
followed: J. M. Keynes was the great guru of economics. | one
of the President's foreign policy gurus
gush¹ /gʌʃ/ v 1 [+adv/prep] (of liquid) to flow or pour out in
large quantities (as if) from a hole or cut: Oil gushed out from
the broken pipe. | Blood gushed from the wound. | a gushing
fountain 2 [T] to send out (liquid) in large quantities: The
wound gushed blood. 3 [(over)] derog to express admiration,
pleasure etc, too strongly and perhaps without true feeling:
Look at them all gushing over the new baby.
gush² n [S(of)] a (sudden) flow of liquid in large quantities:
When he removed the bandage there was a gush of blood. | (fig.)
a gush of congratulations
gush-er /'gʌʃər/ n an OIL WELL from which oil rushes out
strongly without pumping being necessary
gush-ing /'gʌʃɪ/ also gush-y /'gʌʃi/ infml — adj expressing
admiration, pleasure etc too strongly and perhaps without
true feeling: a gushing account of the two presidents'
meeting | She's rather gushing.
gus-set /'gʌsɪt/ n a three or four-sided piece of cloth sewn
into a larger garment to strengthen or widen it at a particu-
lar place such as under the arm
gust¹ /gʌst/ n [(of)] a sudden strong rush of air, or of rain,
smoke etc, carried by wind: A gust of wind blew the door
shut. | (fig.) a gust of anger → see WIND (USAGE)
gust² v [I] (of wind) to blow in gusts: The wind will gust up to
45 miles an hour.
gus-ta-to-ry /'gʌstətərɪl-tɔːri/ adj tech or pomp connected
with tasting
gus-to /'gʌstəʊ/ n [U] eager enjoyment (in doing or having
something); ZEST: He started eating with great gusto.
gust-y /'gʌsti/ adj (with wind) blowing in gusts: a gusty day |
a gusty wind
gut¹ /gʌt/ n 1 [C] med the food pipe which passes through
the body, especially the part below the stomach 2 [U] a
strong thread made from this part of animals: a fishing line
made of gut → see also GUTS, CATGUT
gut² v -tt- [T] 1 to take out the inner organs, especially GUTS
of (a dead animal): Gut the rabbit before you cook it. 2 [often
pass.] to destroy the inside of (a building) completely,
especially by fire: The factory was gutted by flames.
gut³ adj [A] infml coming from or concerning one's natural
feelings, rather than from careful thought: I had a gut
feeling that something would go wrong. | My gut reaction is
to refuse, but I can't explain why.
'gut, course n AmE slang a course of study in a college or
university in which a passing mark can be got without
much work
Gu-ten-berg Bi-ble, the /ˌgtənbɜːg 'baɪbəl||-bɜːrg-/ a
Bible which was the first book ever printed in Europe using
movable TYPE¹. This method of printing was invented by
Johannes Gutenberg (1397–1468), and the Bible was printed in
about 1455.
Guth-rie, Woody /'gʌθri/ (1912–67) a US FOLK singer and
songwriter known especially for his songs against war. He
was greatly admired by younger folk singers in the 1960s,
including Bob Dylan.
gut-less /'gʌtləs/ adj infml cowardly —ness n [U]
guts /gʌts/ n [P] infml 1 the bowels or INTESTINES: I've got a
terrible pain in my guts/in the guts. 2 bravery and determi-
nation: We all agreed the boss was making a terrible mistake,
but no one had the guts to tell him. | It takes a lot of guts to do
something like that. 3 the inner working parts of something,
especially of machinery 4 hate someone's guts infml to hate
someone very strongly 5 I'll have your guts for garters BrE
also sbdy. will have sbdy.'s guts for garters spoken used
humorously to tell someone that you are angry with them,
or to say that someone else will be angry: Have you spilt my
coffee again? I'll have your guts for garters one day. | I'd better
get on — Jane will have my guts for garters if I don't get these
accounts finished by tonight.
guts-y /'gʌtsi/ adj infml apprec brave and determined: That
young boxer is a gutsy fighter.
gut-ted /'gʌtɪd/ adj 1 seriously damaged or completely
destroyed 2 BrE spoken very shocked or disappointed: 'And
how did you feel when Arsenal scored?' 'Totally gutted.' 3 BrE
spoken very tired; EXHAUSTED: I was gutted by the end of the
week!
gut-ter¹ /'gʌtər/ n 1 [C] a small ditch or CHANNEL beside a
road, between it and the path, to collect and carry away
rainwater 2 [C] an open pipe fixed at the lower edge of a
roof to collect and carry away rainwater 3 [C] the long
narrow BOWLING place where the bowls are rolled in 4 [the]
the lowest poorest level of society: He picked her up out of
the gutter and made her rich and famous.
gutter² v [I] # (of a candle) to burn with an uneven flame;
FLICKER
'gutter, press n [the+sing./pl. v] derog newspapers which tend
to be full of shocking stories about people's personal lives.
These papers are not generally considered to contain much
serious news but are quite easy to read and very popular
with many people.
gut-ter-snipe /'gʌtənaɪp||-ər-/ n infml derog a child of the
poorest parts of a town, living in the worst conditions, and
usually dressed in torn dirty clothes