jut
[juht]
- to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
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- something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.
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Origin of jut
First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet1
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Examples from the Web for jutting
Contemporary Examples
His out-of-office message appeared to suggest that Jutting had planned to commit suicide, but he apparently changed his mind.
Her moment of truth arrived a year ago when she saw a picture of herself from Christmas in which her collarbone was jutting out.
There is none of the jutting out of decks and balconies, and feeling of exterior bulk that is so familiar to mega-yachts.
There were low-slung skirts, exposed midriffs and jutting hips, column dresses, and every kind of stripe you could imagine.
We go in single file, crunching through the leaves, dodging broken bottles and jutting rocks with our bare feet.
Historical Examples
Ranged along the wall, and jutting out, he saw four couches.
When the Sleepers WokeArthur Leo Zagat
See how the shore is marked out in every jutting point and cliff.
The O'DonoghueCharles James Lever
His desk was a few feet away, right at the edge of the jutting floor.
The 4-D DoodlerGraph Waldeyer
An arrowweed thicket had struggled up from a jutting spar of rock.
Oh, You Tex!William Macleod Raine
He got almost to it, when a wave caught him and hurled him on a jutting rock.
An American Robinson CrusoeSamuel. B. Allison
jut
- (intr often foll by out) to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project
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- something that juts out
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Word Origin
C16: variant of jet 1
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Word Origin and History for jutting
jut
v.2
"to strike, hit, push," 1540s, echoic. Related: Jutted; jutting.
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jut
v.1
"to protrude," mid-15c., corruption of obsolete jet (see jetty). Related: Jutted; jutting.
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