jut

[ juht ]

/ dʒʌt /

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verb (used without object), jut·ted, jut·ting.

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

something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.

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Origin of jut

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet¹

OTHER WORDS FROM jut

jut·ting·ly, adverboutjut, verb (used with object), out·jut·ted, out·jut·ting.

Words nearby jut

just one of those things, just so, just the same, just the ticket, just what the doctor ordered, jut, jute, jute board, Jutish, Jutland, Jutlander

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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|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly you jut round an enormous rock, and find yourself in a river of still more sylvan gentleness than the Avon.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
Red-Eye was now several yards beneath me, concealed for the moment by an out-jut of the cliff.
Before Adam|Jack London
Church 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 Miltoun

The 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

jut

/ (dʒʌt) /

verb juts, jutting or jutted

(intr often foll by out) to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project

noun

something that juts out

Derived forms of jut

jutting, adjective

Word Origin for jut

C16: variant of jet 1

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