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Noun gutter has 4 senses

gutter, trough - a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
--₁ is a kind of channel
--₁ is a part of gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
--₁ has particulars: chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough; cullis
Derived form: verb gutter₄
gutter, sewer, toilet - misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"
--₂ is a kind of misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck
gutter - a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
--₃ is a kind of worker

Derived forms: verb gut₂, verb gut₁
gutter - a tool for gutting fish
--₄ is a kind of hand tool

Derived form: verb gut₂

Verb gutter has 4 senses

gutter - burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"
--₁ is one way to burn, glow
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
gutter - flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"
--₂ is one way to run, flow, feed, course
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
gutter - wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"
--₃ is one way to probe, dig into, poke into
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
gutter - provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"
--₄ is one way to provide, supply, ply, cater

Derived form: noun gutter₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something