"gutter" Definition

Definitions for the word "gutter" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off surface water.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
To supply with a gutter or gutters.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To become channeled, as a candle when the flame flares in the wind.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
1 shallow trough below the eaves of a house, or a channel at the side of a street, to carry off rainwater. 2 (prec. By the) poor or degraded background or environment. 3 open conduit. 4 groove. v. (of a candle) burn unsteadily and melt away rapidly. [latin gutta drop]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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