gut

"I'm a tiny bit gutted its closing," said Joseph.

For a start, it has to get through the gut without being completely broken down.

And "he only gets to the right answer having exhausted all the other options," rather than moving fast using a gut political instinct.

So they relied on a loan from the Small Business Administration, gutted the damaged walls, and raised the foundation as they rebuilt the house.

That committee was gutted last month when a dispute led to the mass resignation of its president, vice-president and secretary, leaving its treasurer Thomas D'Souza to take over the helm, according to the Brisbane Times.