rut
1
[ ruht ]
/ rʌt /
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), rut·ted, rut·ting.
to make a rut or ruts in; furrow.
Origin of rut
1
First recorded in 1570–80; perhaps variant of
route
Words nearby rut
rustproof,
rustproofing,
rusty,
rusty blackbird,
rusty sputum,
rut,
rutabaga,
rutaceous,
ruth,
ruth, babe,
ruthenia
Definition for rut (2 of 2)
rut
2
[ ruht ]
/ rʌt /
noun
the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
verb (used without object), rut·ted, rut·ting.
to be in the condition of rut.
Origin of rut
2
1375–1425; late Middle English
rutte < Middle French
rut, ruit < Late Latin
rugītus a roaring, equivalent to Latin
rugī(re) to roar +
-tus suffix of v. action
Example sentences from the Web for rut
British Dictionary definitions for rut (1 of 2)
rut
1
/ (rʌt) /
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 ruts, rutting or rutted
(tr)
to make a rut or ruts in
Word Origin for rut
C16: probably from French
route road
British Dictionary definitions for rut (2 of 2)
rut
2
/ (rʌt) /
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 ruts, rutting or rutted
(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
Idioms and Phrases with rut
rut
see in a rut.