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gut shots

gut shots is the plural of gut shot.

Meaning of gut shot

Noun

gut shot (plural gut shots)

  1. A shot in the gut.
    • If you're sure of a gut shot, the buck will usually be bedded within five hundred yards of where it was hit.1995, Whitetail: The Ultimate Challenge, page 166
  2. (slang) A gut-shot straight.
    • If you raise, you're probably going to force players with second pair or a gut shot to fold, so your best option is to call.2014, V.T., Playing Online Texas Hold ‘Em

Questions about gut shots

What is gut shots the plural of?
Gut shots is the plural of gut shot.

Words near gut shots in the dictionary

  1. gut shooting
  2. gut shoots
  3. gut shot
  4. gut shot straight
  5. gut shot straights
  6. gut shots
  7. gut through
  8. gut up
  9. gut-brain axes
  10. gut-brain axis
  11. gut-bread

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