Gutter - Definition

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