gut shot

alternative gutshot

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of gut shoot

alternative gutshot

1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of gut-shot.

   Jake felt that rat feeling again and the gut shot realization that he'd gotten Greg killed.

   2012, Kristina Wright, Dangerous Curves, →ISBN

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   The taste of clean killed, still hunted animals far exceeds that of either gut shot deer or those run by dogs.

   1976, Pirate's Pantry: Treasured Recipes of Southwest Louisiana, →ISBN, page 86

plural gut shots · alternative gutshot

1. A shot in the gut.

   He was groaning in agony from the gut shot, and it kept him from regaining his feet.

   2010, Joe Mckinney, Apocalypse of the Dead, →ISBN, page 83

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   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

   When we speak of a gut shot we are generally referring to a whitetail that has taken an arrow hit behind the diaphragm and in front of the hams.

   2006, Michigan Out-of-doors - Volume 60, page 14

2. slangcard gamesA 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