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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He’s known for using both sides of mirrors—both reflective and matte—to make a contortion of geometric forms that curve, arc, jut and ripple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The domes of mosques jut into the air alongside church spires.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Looking at a computer monitor, we often jut our neck forward rather than tucking in our chin, as we should.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
Mauve mountain peaks jut into the azure sky at the horizon.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
To bow my head or jut out my chin in false confidence?
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
The Westfjords region juts out of the northwest corner of Iceland like a ragged flower head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
She looks up, eyes following every square inch of the structure until the point where it juts past the clouds and into the dark atmosphere above, beyond where she can see.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
To cross into Ceuta, many swam around a small border barrier that juts out into the Mediterranean.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 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
Just past the second landing of stone steps is an area where a large mass of shimmering rock juts out, creating a ledge.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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
The agents and their cars had blocked one southern lane on Vineyard Avenue and jutted into a second.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025
Two more horns jutted out from above its eyes.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2024
Scheffler just looked at his caddie, Ted Scott, the bottom lip slightly jutted as if to say, “Not bad.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
Her bottom lip jutted out in a pout.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
There sits the studio, an austere black cube jutting into the countryside, guarded by a giant sculpture of a gorilla.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 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
The house cut an impressive figure, jutting out from the main road with its traditional wooden architecture and curved roof tiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
Eventually, he found shelter in a natural vault of jutting rock, lay down, and was instantly asleep.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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