jut

[ juht ]

/ dʒʌt /

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

Words nearby jut

justitia, justitia omnibus, justle, justly, justness, jut, jute, jute board, jutish, jutland, jutlander

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Example sentences from the Web for jutting

His out-of-office message appeared to suggest that Jutting had planned to commit suicide, but he apparently changed his mind.
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Her moment of truth arrived a year ago when she saw a picture of herself from Christmas in which her collarbone was jutting out.
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There were low-slung skirts, exposed midriffs and jutting hips, column dresses, and every kind of stripe you could imagine.
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We go in single file, crunching through the leaves, dodging broken bottles and jutting rocks with our bare feet.
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But this forbidding, wreck-strewn land of wild, jutting crags has a weird beauty of its own.
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Jutting from one bank of the stream, which washed its base, was a huge, square block covered with dark-green moss.
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The mountains surrounding Taku Inlet rise to a height of four thousand feet, jutting out abruptly, in places, over the water.
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There are few precipices and jutting crags, and less is visible of the giant ribs and bones of the planet.
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He lived in a hut on a jutting crag of the Cliff of the King.
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British Dictionary definitions for jutting

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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jut

verb (used without object), jut·ted, jut·ting.

noun

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verb juts, jutting or jutted

noun

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