decision vs guts

decision

noun
  • The act of deciding. 

  • A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. 

  • Firmness of conviction. 

  • A choice or judgement. 

  • A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher. 

verb
  • To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout 

guts

noun
  • Courage; determination. 

  • The center of the field. 

  • Content, substance. 

  • One's innermost feelings. 

  • The entrails or contents of the abdomen. 

  • The essential, core parts. 

  • The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre. 

verb
  • To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out). 

  • To eat greedily. 

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