jut
Americanverb (used without object)
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juts,
present (3rd person singular)
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jutted,
past participle, past
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jutting
present participle
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
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
Gulping down my fear, I jut out my chin and harden my eyes.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
To cross into Ceuta, many swam around a small border barrier that juts out into the Mediterranean.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
A diving board juts into the frame to dominate the right corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ardvrek is on a small peninsula that juts out into Loch Assynt near Inchnadamph in the north west Highlands.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
A cylindrical chute juts out from a wall horizontally on supports.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
He sticks his fingers in both of his ears, crosses his eyes, and juts his tongue out of the side of his mouth.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The ferry had tilted backwards, its stern sinking into the sea bed while its bow jutted into the sky like a blade.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Vaughan was evacuated from Gaza last month, bidding goodbye to colleagues and patients who were so malnourished their bones jutted from their skin like tent poles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025
Two more horns jutted out from above its eyes.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2024
As the crowd roared and rose for an ovation to celebrate the feat, Alcaraz raised his left hand and briefly jutted his index finger into the “No. 1” gesture.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Here and there scrub pines and bushes jutted from the granite surface.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
The seven-square mile enclave on a peninsula jutting into the Strait of Gibraltar has been Spanish since 1580.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
But Emerald Bay is gate-guarded, accessible only to residents, and its half-mile stretch of golden sand is bordered by the cliffs of two jutting points, geographically cutting off public access via other beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The ornate stone balconies of the decaying colonial townhouses jutting above your head are liable to collapse at any moment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
And then there are the rectangular prisms jutting out of the floor, standing 20 feet apart from the last, with LED screens blasting clips from the movie into viewers’ subconscious.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
Beside it is a much younger face, white petals jutting out of her bright yellow scalp like a daisy.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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