gutter

Meanings

• 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"
• 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"

Synonyms

sewer, toilet, trough