jut

[ juht ]

/ dʒʌt /

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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.

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Origin of jut

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet¹

OTHER WORDS FROM jut

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

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How to use jut in a sentence

Onscreen, he shoved his jaw out, jutted his hips, and sneered at the camera.
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There were intermediates too—like at Stella McCartney, where a sweater dress stiffly jutted from a clean-cut ensemble.
Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Marc Jacobs: Big Hips on the Runway|Misty White Sidell|March 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They lean against the fence, hips jutted out, their legs exposed by scanty pink shorts and skimpy dresses.
Haiti’s Horrendous Teenage Prostitution Problem|Lisa Armstrong|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Tidal Basin glistened in the morning sun, and the Washington Monument jutted out of the ground.
Meet the First Female President|Nicolle Wallace|October 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST

We passed beyond spark-range and splashed out on a sand-bar that jutted from the southern bank.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Straight ahead a section of building jutted up and revealed two small windows, which seemed to regard him like watching eyes.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
It jutted forth, white and mysterious—a monstrous tenting-ground left over from the Stone Age.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
They loved to slide down a bank where one rock jutted out, for then they had a big bounce.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
At one end a huge rock jutted out, round the summit of which whirled an eddy.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne

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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