jut

[ juht ]

/ dʒʌt /

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.

Words nearby jut

justitia, justitia omnibus, justle, justly, justness, jut, jute, jute board, jutish, jutland, jutlander

Origin of jut

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet¹

OTHER WORDS FROM jut

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

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Examples from the Web for jut

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
Rocks, huge and picturesque, jut out into the stream, affording beautiful views of the river and the distant city.
The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII)|John Greenleaf Whittier
They reached the entrance, and after ascending a few miles, came to anchor under a jut of wood that formed a bend in the river.
Manuel Pereira|F. C. Adams
It has a sheer fall of about three hundred yards, and the rock in many places appears to jut out even with the bottom.
Wrestling and Wrestlers:|Jacob Robinson

Where this was, and what the Jut were, however, are complex questions which will be noticed towards the end of the chapter.
The Ethnology of Europe|Robert Gordon Latham
Nathalie sat in the jut of the room, her back to the row of windows.
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter

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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jut

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

noun

Words related to jut

Words nearby jut

Origin of jut

OTHER WORDS FROM jut

Examples from the Web for jut

British Dictionary definitions for jut

verb juts, jutting or jutted

noun

Derived forms of jut

Word Origin for jut