jut
to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.
Origin of jut
1Other words from jut
- jut·ting·ly, adverb
- outjut, verb (used with object), out·jut·ted, out·jut·ting.
Words Nearby jut
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How to use jut in a sentence
Over the past 35 years, there has been an average of jut under 20 incidents per year.
Forget What You've Heard: Mass Shootings Aren't Rising. But They Probably Aren't Going Away | Megan McArdle | February 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSuddenly 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.
Before Adam | Jack LondonChurch tower and castle wall jut out into a vague mystery of silhouetted outline, whether viewed by daylight or moonlight.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounThe jut of the Leipzig 66shuts out the view to the flanks, so that one can see little more than this.
The Old Front Line | John Masefield
With a grunt, he heaved the boat up on the narrow strand and knotted the painter to a fang-like jut of reef.
The Valor of Cappen Varra | Poul William Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for jut
/ (dʒʌt) /
(intr often foll by out) to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project
something that juts out
Origin of jut
1Derived forms of jut
- jutting, adjective
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