Толковый словарь английского языка - gutter
Gutter
gutter
I. noun Etymology: Middle English goter, from Anglo-French gutere, goter, from gute drop, from Latin gutta Date: 14th century 1. a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater, a low area (as at the edge of a street) to carry off surface water (as to a sewer), a trough or groove to catch and direct something , a white space formed by the adjoining inside margins of two facing pages (as of a book), the lowest or most vulgar level or condition of human life, II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb to cut or wear ~s in, to provide with a ~, intransitive verb 1. to flow in rivulets, to melt away through a channel out of the side of the cup hollowed out by the burning wick, to incline downward in a draft , III. adjective Date: 15th century of, relating to, or characteristic of the ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 a shallow trough below the eaves of a house, or a channel at the side of a street, to carry off rainwater. 2 (prec. by the) a poor or degraded background or environment. 3 an open conduit along which liquid flows out. 4 a groove. 5 a track made by the flow of water. --v. 1 intr. flow in streams. 2 tr. furrow, channel. Phrases and idioms gutter press sensational journalism concerned esp. with the private lives of public figures. Etymology: ME f. AF gotere, OF gotiere ult. f. L gutta drop ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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