gutter

(noun) a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater. Synonyms: trough.

(noun) misfortune resulting in lost effort or money. Synonyms: sewer, toilet. Examples: "His career was in the gutter." "All that work went down the sewer." "Pensions are in the toilet."

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

(noun) a tool for gutting fish.

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

(verb) flow in small streams. Example: "Tears guttered down her face."

(verb) wear or cut gutters into. Example: "The heavy rain guttered the soil."

(verb) provide with gutters. Example: "Gutter the buildings."