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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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
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
The Life Is Life meeting takes place in a large room with wood paneling and radiators that jut out from the walls.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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
Many swam around a small border barrier that juts out into the Mediterranean Sea.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
A diving board juts into the frame to dominate the right corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
"It really hasn't been that much of a nuisance, it's juts the way it is," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
The bathroom has the best light since it juts out past the kitchen and catches the afternoon rays.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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
Acting in “Black Ops 7” was “more technical” than his previous film and TV roles since it required getting used to a boom mic or camera that jutted out in front of him, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
Two more horns jutted out from above its eyes.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2024
Their carcasses jutted from the surface like half-submerged stones, dotting the shoreline.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023
He ran blindly, while saplings whipped his face and hidden rocks jutted out to pitch him forward and stab at his knees.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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
It tapers as it rises, massive forms jutting out at intervals: winged helmets and alarmingly watchful eagles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 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
This close, Anya could see its knobby fingers with ragged fingernails jutting from the ends.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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