See Also: gutter 1, noun(dictionary)
gutter(dictionary)
gutter(2)(dictionary)
gutter(1)(dictionary)
gutter(medicine)
gutter wound(medicine)
gutter fracture(medicine)
gutter 2, verb(dictionary)
paravertebral gutter(medicine)
Gutter - Bowling(gambling)

gutter 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: goutiere, from goute 'drop'; GOUT]
[C] the low part at the edge of a road where water collects and flows away
::The gutters were blocked and overflowing.
chimney, gutter
[C] an open pipe fixed to the edge of a roof to collect and carry away rain water
the gutter
the bad social conditions of the lowest and poorest level of society
::Men like him usually ended up in jail - or the gutter.
the gutter press
BrE the newspapers that print shocking stories about people's personal lives - used to show disapproval
-see also tabloid tabloid