jut
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jut¹
- /d͡ʒʌt/
- /d͡ʒʊt/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌt
Where it comes from
From Middle English jutten (“to project, jut out”), an alteration of jetten (“to strut, be showy”). More at English jet.
verb juts · jutting · jutted
-
To stick out.
the jutting part of a building
Similar: protrude
- To butt. 1772-1782, William Mason, The English Garden the jutting steer
noun juts
-
Something that sticks out.
1999, Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 3 (2001 Perennial Edition).
The town of Wall stands today as it has stood for six hundred years, on a high jut of granite amidst a small forest woodland.
Similar: outcrop, protrusion
Jut²
proper noun
- Dated form of Jat
Translations
Every language
verb to stick out
| Español | sobresalir |
|---|---|
| Português | sobressair |
| Français | saillir |
| Deutsch | herausragen, hervorragen |
| Italiano | sporgere |
| Русский | выступа́ть vystupátʹ, вы́ступить výstupitʹ, торча́ть torčátʹ, выпира́ть vypirátʹ |
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