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jut

[ juht ]

verb (used without object)

, jut·ted, jut·ting.
  1. to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out ):

    The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.



noun

  1. something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.

jut

/ dʒʌt /

verb

  1. introften foll byout to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. something that juts out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈjutting, adjective
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Other Words From

  • jutting·ly adverb
  • outjut verb (used with object) outjutted outjutting
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jut1

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jut1

C16: variant of jet 1
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Example Sentences

Over the past 35 years, there has been an average of jut under 20 incidents per year.

Suddenly you jut round an enormous rock, and find yourself in a river of still more sylvan gentleness than the Avon.

Red-Eye was now several yards beneath me, concealed for the moment by an out-jut of the cliff.

Church tower and castle wall jut out into a vague mystery of silhouetted outline, whether viewed by daylight or moonlight.

The jut of the Leipzig 66shuts out the view to the flanks, so that one can see little more than this.

With a grunt, he heaved the boat up on the narrow strand and knotted the painter to a fang-like jut of reef.

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