gutter in WordNet English dictionary

1. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
   gutter  trough 
   
2. a tool for gutting fish
   gutter 
   
3. a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
   gutter 
   
4. 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"
   gutter  sewer  toilet 
   

1. provide with gutters
   "gutter the buildings"
   gutter 
   
2. wear or cut gutters into
   "The heavy rain guttered the soil"
   gutter 
   
3. flow in small streams
   "Tears guttered down her face"
   gutter 
   
4. burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker
   "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"
   gutter