Noun | 1. | gutter - a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater Synonyms: trough |
2. | gutter - 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" | |
3. | gutter - a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) | |
4. | gutter - a tool for gutting fish | |
Verb | 1. | gutter - burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" |
2. | gutter - flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face" | |
3. | gutter - wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil" | |
4. | gutter - provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings" |