gutter
noun
- 1
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- 2
a tool for gutting fish
- 3
a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
- 4
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
his career was in the gutter
all that work went down the sewer
verb
- 1
provide with gutters
gutter the buildings
- 2
wear or cut gutters into
The heavy rain guttered the soil
- 3
flow in small streams
Tears guttered down her face
- 4
burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker
The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground
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