disembowel (verb)
1disembowel — ► VERB (disembowelled, disembowelling; US disemboweled, disemboweling) ▪ cut open and remove the internal organs of. DERIVATIVES disembowelment noun …
2disembowel — verb a) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate. b) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider …
3disembowel — verb disembowelled, disembowelling BrE disemboweled, disemboweling AmE (T) to remove someone s bowels (bowel (1)) disembowelment noun (U) …
4disembowel — verb we cleaned and disemboweled the game before returning to the campsite Syn: gut, draw, remove the guts from; formal eviscerate …
5disembowel — [[t]dɪ̱sɪmba͟ʊəl[/t]] disembowels, disembowelling, disembowelled (in AM, use disemboweling, disemboweled) 1) VERB To disembowel a person or animal means to remove their internal organs, especially their stomach, intestines, and bowels. [V n] ...a …
6disembowel — UK [ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disembowel : present tense I/you/we/they disembowel he/she/it disembowels present participle disembowelling past tense disembowelled past participle disembowelled to kill someone by cutting open …
7disembowel — transitive verb Date: 1618 1. to take out the bowels of ; eviscerate 2. to remove the substance of < a program disemboweled by spending cuts > • disembowelment noun …
8disembowel — dis|em|bow|el [ ,dısım bauəl ] verb transitive to kill someone by cutting open their stomach and removing their INTESTINES …
9disembowel — [ˌdɪsɪm baʊəl, ˌdɪsɛm ] verb (disembowels, disembowelling, disembowelled; US disembowels, disemboweling, disemboweled) cut open and remove the internal organs of. Derivatives disembowelment …
10disembowel — /dɪsəmˈbaʊəl / (say disuhm bowuhl) verb (t) (disembowelled or, US, disemboweled, disembowelling or, US, disemboweling) to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate. –disembowelment, noun …