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
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
In one apartment, a bed stood feet away from the edge of a floor that now jutted out into the air; in another, a portrait hanging on the wall was visible.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
Here and there scrub pines and bushes jutted from the granite surface.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
