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noun
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
a fixed or established mode of procedure or course of life, usually dull or unpromising: to fall into a rut.
verb (used with object),rut·ted,rut·ting.
RELATED WORDS
gouge, track, hollow, trench, pothole, score, trough, furrow, rabbet, wont, rote, humdrum, habit, pattern, practice, system, custom, course, pace, circuit
Nearby words
- rustproof,
- rustproofing,
- rusty,
- rusty blackbird,
- rusty sputum,
- rutabaga,
- rutaceous,
- ruth,
- ruth, babe,
Origin of rut
1First recorded in 1570–80; perhaps variant of route
Definition forrut (2 of 2)
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noun
the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
verb (used without object),rut·ted,rut·ting.
Origin of rut
21375–1425;late Middle Englishrutte< Middle Frenchrut, ruit< Late Latinrugītus a roaring, equivalent to Latinrugī(re) to roar + -tus suffix of v. action
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Examples from the Web for rut
- Some bison die during the violence of the rut in August; there is intense competition by bears for these rare summer carcasses.What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
- It's no secret that the industry is stuck in a bit of a rut.Hollywood Declares 2014 the Year of the Bible|Andrew Romano|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
- Lack-a-daisy, but how easy is it to fall of a rut in thy journeying!
- Rut there was one piece of additional news about Russell that only the Daily Planet gave.A Republic Without a President and Other Stories|Herbert Ward
- You've had such a smooth road all your life, that the first rut breaks your axle.
- Menstruation is not peculiar to the human female, being represented in the higher animals by what is familiarly termed the 'rut.'
- 'You can do many things when the emergency comes,' replied Mollie, as she turned out to avoid a rut in the road.
British Dictionary definitions forrut (1 of 2)
noun
a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels
a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc; dreary or undeviating routine (esp in the phrase in a rut)
verbruts, ruttingorrutted
Word Origin for rut
British Dictionary definitions forrut (2 of 2)
noun
a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
verbruts, ruttingorrutted
(intr)(of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity
Word Origin for rut
C15: from Old French rut noise, roar, from Latin rugītus, from rugīre to roar
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Word Origin and History forrut (1 of 2)
n.1'narrow track worn or cut in the ground,' 1570s, probably from Middle English route (see route (n.)); though OED finds this 'improbable.' Metaphoric meaning 'narrow, monotonous routine; habitual mode of behavior' first attested 1839.
Word Origin and History forrut (1 of 2)
n.2'annually recurring sexual excitement in animals; animal mating season' (originally of deer), early 15c., from Old French rut, ruit, from Late Latin rutigum (nominative rugitus) 'a bellowing,' from past participle of Latin rugire 'to bellow,' from PIE imitative root *reu-. The verb is recorded from early 15c. Related: Rutting.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases withrut
see in a rut.
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