rut
(redirected from ruttiest)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
rut 1
(rŭt)n.
1. A sunken track or groove made by the passage of vehicles.
2. An uninspired routine or pattern of behavior that one continues unthinkingly or because change is difficult.
tr.v. rut·ted, rut·ting, ruts
To make ruts in (a path, for example).
[Possibly alteration of route.]
rut 2
(rŭt)n.
1. A regularly recurring condition of fertility during which breeding occurs in certain mammals, especially deer and various other ungulates: a buck in rut.
2. The period during which this condition occurs.
intr.v. rut·ted, rut·ting, ruts
To be in rut.
[Middle English rutte, from Old French rut, from Vulgar Latin *rūgitus, from *rūgere, to roar, from Latin rūgīre, to roar.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
rut
(rʌt)n
1. a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels
2. any deep mark, hole, or groove
3. a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc; dreary or undeviating routine (esp in the phrase in a rut)
vb, ruts, rutting or rutted
(tr) to make a rut or ruts in
[C16: probably from French route road]
rut
(rʌt)n
1. (Zoology) 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
2. (Zoology) another name for oestrus
vb, ruts, rutting or rutted
(Zoology) (intr) (of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity
[C15: from Old French rut noise, roar, from Latin rugītus, from rugīre to roar]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
rut1
(rʌt)n., v. rut•ted, rut•ting. n.
1. a furrow or track in the ground, esp. one made by the passage of vehicles.
2. any furrow, groove, etc.
3. a fixed or established mode of procedure or course of life, usu. dull or unpromising: to fall into a rut.
v.t. 4. to make a rut or ruts in; furrow.
[1570–80; perhaps alter. of route]
rut2
(rʌt)n., v. rut•ted, rut•ting. n.
1. the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
v.i. 2. to be in the condition of rut.
[1375–1425; rutte < Middle French rut, ruit < Vulgar Latin *rūgitus, for Late Latin rugītus roaring < Latin rugī(re) to roar]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
rut
Past participle: rutted
Gerund: rutting
| Imperative |
|---|
| rut |
| rut |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  rut - a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) |
| 2. | rut - a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" modus operandi, routine - an unvarying or habitual method or procedure | |
| 3. |  rut - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activityphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions | |
| Verb | 1. | rut - be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| 2. | rut - hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
rut
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
rut 1
nounrut 2
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
قَناه، أُخْدود
vyježděná kolej
hjulspor
urauurre
kerékvágás
hjólfar, skorningur
išvažinėtasnuobodžiai gyvenantisvėžė
grambas
vyjazdená koľaj
derin tekerlek izi
rut
1 [rʌt] N → surco m, rodera f, rodada fto be in/get into a rut → ser/hacerse esclavo de la rutina
I need to change jobs, I'm in a rut here → necesito cambiar de trabajo, aquí me estoy anquilosando or estancando
to get out of the rut → salir de la rutina
rut
2 [rʌt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rut
[ˈrʌt] n (in ground) → ornière f
(ZOOLOGY) → rut m
(= boring routine) to be in a rut → suivre l'ornière, s'encroûter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rut
1 (Zool)rut
2n (in track, path) → Spur f, → Furche f; (fig: = routine) → Trott m (inf); to be in a rut (fig) → im Trott sein (inf); to get into a rut (fig) → in einen Trott geraten (inf); to get out of a rut (fig) → aus dem Trott herauskommen (inf)
vt → furchen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rut
1 [rʌt] n → solcoto get into a rut (fig) → fossilizzarsi
to be in a rut (fig) → essersi fossilizzato/a
rut
2 (Zool)2. vi → andare in calore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rut
(rat) noun a deep track made by a wheel etc in soft ground. The road was full of ruts.
ˈrutted adjective having ruts. a deeply-rutted path.
in a rut having a fixed, monotonous way of life. I felt that I was in a rut, so I changed my job.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.