jut
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
verb
noun
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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jutsimple
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jutssimple
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have juttedperfect
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has juttedperfect
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am juttingprogressive
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are juttingprogressive
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is juttingprogressive
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have been juttingperfect progressive
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has been juttingperfect progressive
Past
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juttedsimple
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had juttedperfect
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was juttingprogressive
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were juttingprogressive
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had been juttingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of jut
First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet 1
Explanation
When something juts, it extends outward. Your nose juts out from your face, just as your ears jut from your head. If you’re feeling determined, you might jut out your chin. The word jut applies to anything sticking out. Anything that goes beyond the main line of something juts out, like a rock on a coastline or a bump on a log. If you walk into a room with your chin jutting out, people better watch out because you mean business.
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Example Sentences
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The domes of mosques jut into the air alongside church spires.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Four massive concrete slabs jut into the room at second-story level, a move that is meant to celebrate structure—the museum’s director calls them “internal flying buttresses.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Mauve mountain peaks jut into the azure sky at the horizon.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
In particular, they studied disruptions in the pedestal called ballooning instabilities: bulges of plasma that jut out, like the end of a long balloon when squeezed.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
And where there should be windows, tiny slits jut out of the bricks.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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