About The Word Rut
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Rut
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What's The Definition Of Rut?
[n] a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
[n] a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) [n] applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity [v] hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" [v] be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals Synonyms | Synonyms for Rut: estrus | furrow | groove | groove | heat | oestrus Related Terms | Find terms related to Rut: See Also | be | channel | cut into | delve | dig | groove | modus operandi | physiological condition | physiological state | routine | turn over Rut In Webster's Dictionary \Rut\, n. [F. rut, OF. ruit, L. rugitus a roaring, fr.
rugire to roar; -- so called from the noise made by deer in
rutting time.]
1. (Physiol.) Sexual desire or [oe]strus of deer, cattle, and
various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which
the [oe]strus exists.
2. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See
{Rote}.
\Rut\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rutting}.] To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc. \Rut\, v. t. To cover in copulation. --Dryden. \Rut\, n. [variant of route.] A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively. |
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