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.

Meanings

adverbup the gut (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing a play in American football in which the player runs the ball through the middle of the field through defenders.
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APA

up the gut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20gut

MLA

“up the gut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20gut. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up the gut,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20gut.

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