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up the gut

up the gut adverb: describing a play in American football in which the player runs the ball through the middle of the field through defenders.

Adverb

up the gut (not comparable)

  1. Describing a play in American football in which the player runs the ball through the middle of the field through defenders.

Questions about up the gut

What does up the gut mean?
Up the gut means describing a play in American football in which the player runs the ball through the middle of the field through defenders.
What part of speech is up the gut?
Up the gut is an adverb.

Words near up the gut in the dictionary

  1. up the creek
  2. up the creek without a paddle
  3. up the duff
  4. up the flume
  5. up the game
  6. up the gut
  7. up the kyte
  8. up the Oxo Tower
  9. up the pole
  10. up the proverbial
  11. up the river

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