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jut

[ juht ]

verb (used without object)

jutted, jutting.
  1. 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

  1. something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.

jut

/ ʌ /

verb

  1. introften foll byout to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something that juts out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳٳپԲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܳtԲ· adverb
  • dzܳjܳ verb (used with object) outjutted outjutting
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jut1

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jut1

C16: variant of jet 1
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The herd was small, and stayed at the top of the peninsula, where a long strip of land juts into the water between Tomales Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

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Opposing diagonals of the room and the opened right-hand window meet at a pointed angle where René stands, placing him smack at the center of a jutting space.

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Looking at a computer monitor, we often jut our neck forward rather than tucking in our chin, as we should.

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Now, they see Israeli forces routinely moving around their own village, parts of which jut into the demilitarized zone.

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Scanning the rubble, Ali caught sight of a pink, soot-covered pair of girls’ tracksuit bottoms, hanging from a steel girder jutting out of the heap.

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