gut
verb [T] (EMPTY A BUILDING) /ɡʌt/ (-tt-)Definition
› to destroy the inside of a building completely, usually by fire: A fire gutted the bookshop last week.Destroying and demolishingDamaging and spoiling › to remove the inside parts and contents of a building, usually so that it can be decorated in a completely new wayEmptying
(Definition of gut verb (EMPTY A BUILDING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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