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The correct spelling is rut.

How to pronounce rut

noun

IPA: /ɹʌt/

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The correct spelling is rut. Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals. For example: "Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut."

Usage Examples

Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals.
  2. 2.The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
  3. 3.Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
  4. 4.A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
  5. 5.A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.

verb

  1. 1.To be in the annual rut or mating season.
  2. 2.To have sexual intercourse.
  3. 3.To have sexual intercourse with.
  4. 4.To make a furrow.

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