Meaning ofgutterin English

Noun

1. a roof duct for rainwater; eavestrough
2. a channel for water drainage (along roads)
3. a drainage channel (in Britain)
   The roof has a gutter to collect rainwater.
4. a ditch beside a road
   The road was lined with a gutter to prevent flooding.
5. space between printed columns
   The newspaper had a narrow gutter between its columns.
6. a trough for animal waste collection
   The farmer installed a gutter in the pigpen for easy cleaning.
7. a narrow channel or groove; formed by erosion
   The heavy rainfall carved a deep gutter in the hillside.
8. a locus of distasteful things
   The city's poor district was often referred to as a gutter.
9. a morally corrupt or degraded condition
   The politician's scandalous behavior had brought the government to a gutter.