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gutter

/ˈɡʌt.ə/ /ˈɡʌt.ɚ/

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A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.

Examples :

"After the heavy rain, the street's gutter was overflowing with water. "

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A ditch along the side of a road.

Examples :

"The rain flooded the gutter, overflowing onto the street. "

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A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.

Examples :

"The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year."

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A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.

Examples :

"The bowler carefully lined up the ball, aiming for the center of the gutter. "

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A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.

Examples :

"The farmer used a shovel to clean the manure from the gutter behind the cows in the barn. "

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Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.

Examples :

"The repeated firing of the rifle had created a small gutter in the barrel. "

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A space between printed columns of text.

Examples :

"The small images were placed in the gutter between the two columns of text, so they wouldn't interfere with the reading. "

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One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.

Examples :

"The printer carefully placed the gutter between the pages of the newspaper's type form. "

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An unprinted space between rows of stamps.

Examples :

"The stamp collector carefully measured the gutter between the rows of stamps to ensure proper alignment. "

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A drainage channel.

Examples :

"The rainwater flowed down the gutter and into the drainpipe. "

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The notional locus of things, acts, or events which are distasteful, ill bred or morally questionable.

Examples :

"The gossip in the office became a gutter of negativity, poisoning the atmosphere and creating conflict. "

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A low, vulgar state.

Examples :

"Get your mind out of the gutter."

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The spaces between comic book panels

Examples :

"The artist used the gutters to create a sense of movement between the panels of the comic. "

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verb

To flow or stream; to form gutters.

Examples :

"The rain began to gutter down the windowpane, making it hard to see outside. "

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(of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.

Examples :

"The birthday candle was starting to gutter, dripping wax down the side of the cake. "

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(of a small flame) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.

Examples :

"The candle's flame was flickering and beginning to gutter. "

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To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.

Examples :

"The bowler gutterd the ball, and all the pins remained standing. "

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To supply with a gutter or gutters.

Examples :

"The construction crew will gutter the new school building next week to ensure proper water drainage. "

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To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully guttered the wooden plank to create channels for the water to run off. "

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One who or that which guts.

Examples :

"The fish market employed a skilled gutter to prepare the day's catch for sale. "