Definitions for gutter

(a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater)

(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")

(a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.))

(a tool for gutting fish)

(burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground")

(flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face")

(wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil")

(provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings")