Definitions for rut
rʌtrut

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rutnoun

   a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

2. rut, groovenoun

   a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

   "they fell into a conversational rut"

3. estrus, oestrus, heat, rutverb

   applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

4. rutverb

   be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals

5. furrow, rut, grooveverb

   hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

   "furrow soil"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rutnoun

   Etymology: rut, Fr.

   1. Copulation of deer.

   The time of going to rut of deer is in September; for that they need the whole summer’s feed to make them fit for generation: and if rain come about the middle of September, they go to rut somewhat the sooner. Francis Bacon.

   The ground hereof was the observation of this part in deer after immoderate venery, and about the end of their rut. Bro.

   2. [ Route, Fr.]The track of a cart wheel. Robert Ainsworth

2. To Rutverb

   To desire to come together. Used of deer.

   Etymology: ruit, Fr.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rut

   Rut is a song by American rock band The Killers for their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful (2017). It was serviced to UK hot adult contemporary radio on December 9, 2017, as the album's third single. The accompanying music video, directed by Danny Drysdale, was released on January 9, 2018, and depicts a woman who suffers from loneliness and depression at several points in her life, from a childhood to adulthood. The single peaked at number 10 on the New Zealand Heatseeker Singles chart.

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1. rut

   A rut is a habitual or fixed routine that is dull and unproductive, and difficult to change. It can also refer to a long deep track made by the repeated passage of vehicles. In an animal context, rut is the period of sexual excitement in some mammals, notably deer, during which the males fight each other for access to the females.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rutnoun

   sexual desire or oestrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the oestrus exists

2. Rutnoun

   roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote

3. Rutverb

   to have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc

4. Rutverb

   to cover in copulation

5. Rutnoun

   a track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively

6. Rutverb

   to make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj.; as, a rutted road

7. Etymology: [variant of route.]

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1. Rut

   The rut is the mating season of ruminant animals such as deer, sheep, elk, moose, caribou, ibex, goats, pronghorn and Asian and African antelope. During the rut, males often rub their antlers or horns on trees or shrubs, fight with each other, wallow in mud or dust, and herd estrus females together. The rut in many species is triggered by a shortening of the length of daylight hours each day. The timing of the rut for different species depends on the length of their gestation period, usually occurring so the young are born in the spring, shortly after new green growth has appeared, and when the temperatures are warm enough that the young will not die of hypothermia.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rut

   rut, n. a track left by a wheel: an established course.—v.t. to form ruts in:—pr.p. rut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. rut′ted.—adj. Rut′ty, full of ruts. [O. Fr. route—Low L. rupta, a way.]

2. Rut

   rut, n. the noise made by deer during sexual excitement: the periodic time of heat of animals.—v.i. to be in heat.—v.t. (rare) to copulate with.—adj. Rut′tish, inclined to rut: lustful.—n. Rut′tishness, libidinousness. [O. Fr. ruit, rut—L. rugitus—rugīre, to roar.]

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1. RUT

   What does RUT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RUT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RUT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rut is ranked #111988 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rut surname appeared 157 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rut.
   
   76.4% or 120 total occurrences were White.
   10.8% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
   9.5% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.1% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Anagrams for rut »

1. tur

How to pronounce rut?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rut in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of rut in a Sentence

1. Janet Helm:

   They have lots of stringy roots and big, hard-looking shells on them that people don't know how to peel or prepare, but I've never met a veggie I didn't like, so [the challenge is] getting people out of their culinary rut and into trying new things.

2. Vance Havner:

   Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave--with both ends kicked out.

3. Karen Ward:

   As inflation picks up the fear of getting into a Japan-style deflation rut will recede. But underlying growth is still fairly subdued so this rise in oil price won't be leading to any rampant inflationary pressure.

4. Abraham Mosley:

   I'm happy with the start, in order to walk a mile, you've got to take that first step. We've been in a rut for a long time.

5. Ellen Glasgow:

   The only difference between a rut and a grave... is in their dimensions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rut
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rut
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rut
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rut
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rut
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rut
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html