gutters
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noun
- A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
- A ditch along the side of a road.
- A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.“The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year.”
- A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
verb
- To flow or stream; to form gutters.
- (of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
- (of a small flame) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
- To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
noun
- One who or that which guts.
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