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Meaning of rut

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rut

Pronunciation:/ɹʌt/

noun

Definitions

  1. Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals.

  2. The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.

  3. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.

verb

Definitions

  1. To be in the annual rut or mating season.

  2. To have sexual intercourse.

  3. To have sexual intercourse with.

rut

Pronunciation:/ɹʌt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.

    Synonyms:furrowgroove
  2. A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.

    Synonyms:routine
  3. A dull routine.

    Example: Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make a furrow.