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  2. Check pronunciation: rut. Definition of rut noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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  3. rut noun (SEXUALLY ACTIVE PERIOD) [ S ] the period of the year during which particular male animals, especially deer and sheep, are sexually active: During the rut, stags can be seen fighting for females. in rut.

  4. 4 days ago · 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 ) verb Word forms: ruts, rutting, rutted.

  5. There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rut. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. rut noun (SEXUALLY ACTIVE PERIOD) [ S ] the period of the year during which particular male animals, especially deer and sheep, are sexually active: During the rut, stags can be seen fighting for females. in rut.

  7. 5 days ago · 1.countable noun. If you say that someone is in arut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also say that someone's life or career is in arut . [disapproval] I don't like being in a rut – I like to keep moving on.

  8. noun. uk / rʌt / us. in a rut. Add to word list. in a bad situation where you do the same things all the time, or where it is impossible to make progress: He seems to be stuck in a rut at the moment. [ C ] a deep, narrow mark in the ground made by a wheel. (Definition of rut from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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