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rut
1[ruht]
noun
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
any furrow, groove, etc.
a fixed or established mode of procedure or course of life, usually dull or unpromising.
to fall into a rut.
verb (used with object)
to make a rut or ruts in; furrow.
rut
2[ruht]
noun
the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
verb (used without object)
to be in the condition of rut.
rut
1/ ʌ /
noun
a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels
any deep mark, hole, or groove
a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc; dreary or undeviating routine (esp in the phrase in a rut )
verb
(tr) to make a rut or ruts in
rut
2/ ʌ /
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
another name for oestrus
verb
(intr) (of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity
Word History and Origins
Origin of rut2
Word History and Origins
Origin of rut1
Origin of rut2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
A few weeks ago, I picked up “The Book of Greens: A Cook’s Compendium,” hoping to claw my way out of what the author, Jenn Louis, diagnosed as a “three-green rut.”
Over the last nine games, however, the offense has come to a screeching halt — serving as the biggest problem in their current 3-6 rut.
The central issue today, however, is that the world's two great economic superpowers are now facing off against each other like rutting stags.
There are some small signs of the economy breaking out of its recent rut, especially in the service sector.
To break out of the rut needs a roll of the dice and Holly-Anne says "we were a real risk".
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