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rutted Definition


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rut1
noun
    1. A deep track or furrow in soft ground, especially one made by wheels.
      Thesaurus: track, hollow, trench, furrow, groove, channel, ditch, indentation, wheel mark, gutter, pothole.
    2. An established and usually boring or dreary routine.
      Thesaurus: routine, habit, custom, pattern, practice, system.
verb
    rutted, rutting
    1. To furrow (the ground) with ruts.
      Thesaurus: mark, score, gouge, cut.
Derivative: rutty
adj
    Idiom: in a rut
      Stuck in a boring or dreary routine.
    Etymology: 16c.




    rut2
    noun
      1. In many male ruminants, eg deer: a period of sexual excitement that occurs one or more times a year, during which they fight competitively for females and defend their territory prior to mating.
      2. The time of year when this occurs.
        Form: rutting season (also)
    verb
      intr
      rutted, rutting
      1. Said of male animals: to be in a period of sexual excitement.
    Derivative: rutting
    noun, adj
      Derivative: ruttish
      adj
        Etymology: 15c: French, from Latin rugitus, from rugire to roar.




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