jut
verb (used without object)
to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed byout ).
jutted
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past participleof jut.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jut.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jutverb (used without object)to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed byout ).
Example Sentences
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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
Vaughan was evacuated from Gaza last month, bidding goodbye to colleagues and patients who were so malnourished their bones jutted from their skin like tent poles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 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
When she reached the end she leaned forward and lay on her stomach so that her head jutted over the edge and she could see the ground below.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
