jut

[juht]

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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.

Origin of jut

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet¹

Related formsjut·ting·ly, adverbout·jut, verb (used with object), out·jut·ted, out·jut·ting.

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Related Words for jut

poke, impend, bulge, protuberate, lengthen, pop, elongate, project, protrude, pouch, overhang, beetle

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Contemporary Examples of jut

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Historical Examples of jut

Nathalie sat in the jut of the room, her back to the row of windows.
The Genius
Margaret Horton Potter
Cowdin, with a jut of jaw like a paving block, had bullied Croly for years.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon
Richard Connell
On the second time of rising thus, I saw myself close to the jut of rock.
A Monk of Fife
Andrew Lang
We battled to a corner, where a jut of building stood out into the street.
Greenmantle
John Buchan
We were sitting in a narrow balcony that seemed to jut out of a horn of the city's lovely crescent.
A Voyage of Consolation
Sara Jeannette Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for jut

jut

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 Formsjutting, adjective

Word Origin for jut

C16: variant of jet 1

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Word Origin and History for jut

v.1

"to protrude," mid-15c., corruption of obsolete jet (see jetty). Related: Jutted; jutting.

v.2

"to strike, hit, push," 1540s, echoic. Related: Jutted; jutting.