gutter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈgʌtə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡʌt.ɚ/

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Noun

Singular gutter

Plural gutters

A gutter in a road

The rain gutter on the edge of a roof

1. (countable) A gutter is a low area to catch water and direct its flow.

   The gutter was full of leaves, and the water was pouring over the edge.

2. (countable) (singular) The gutter is the bad or vulgar part of human life.

   That's the kind of gutter language we expect from a cheat like you.

3. (countable) The gutter in a book or magazine is the white space between columns.

   The gutter should be about 1.5cm.

Verb

Plain form gutter

Third-person singular gutters

Past tense guttered

Past participle guttered

Present participle guttering

1. (intransitive) If a candle gutters, it burns more on one side and forms a channel in the wax.
2. (intransitive) In bowling, if you gutter, your ball goes into the side gutters, and does not hit any pins.