jut
[juht]
- to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
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- something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.
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Origin of jut
First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet1
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Related Words for jut
poke, impend, bulge, protuberate, lengthen, pop, elongate, project, protrude, pouch, overhang, beetleExamples from the Web for jut
Contemporary Examples of jut
Over the past 35 years, there has been an average of jut under 20 incidents per year.
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February 1, 2013
Historical Examples of jut
Nathalie sat in the jut of the room, her back to the row of windows.
The GeniusMargaret Horton Potter
Cowdin, with a jut of jaw like a paving block, had bullied Croly for years.
The Sin of Monsieur PettiponRichard Connell
On the second time of rising thus, I saw myself close to the jut of rock.
A Monk of FifeAndrew Lang
We battled to a corner, where a jut of building stood out into the street.
GreenmantleJohn 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 ConsolationSara Jeannette Duncan
jut
- (intr often foll by out) to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project
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- something that juts out
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Word Origin for jut
C16: variant of jet 1
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Word Origin and History for jut
"to protrude," mid-15c., corruption of obsolete jet (see jetty). Related: Jutted; jutting.
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"to strike, hit, push," 1540s, echoic. Related: Jutted; jutting.
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