| gutter [n] |
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| 1) | a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater |
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| Synonyms : | trough |
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| channel gable_roof chute cullis |
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| 2) | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" |
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| Synonyms : | sewer toilet |
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| bad_luck |
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| 3) | a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) |
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| worker gut gut |
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| 4) | a tool for gutting fish |
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| hand_tool gut |
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| gutter [v] |
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| 1) | burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" |
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| burn |
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| 2) | flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face" |
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| course |
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| 3) | wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil" |
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| dig_into |
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| 4) | provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings" |
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| cater |
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