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rut
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rut 1  (rt)
n.
1. A sunken track or groove made by the passage of vehicles.
2. A fixed, usually boring routine.
tr.v. rut·ted, rut·ting, ruts
To furrow.

[Possibly alteration of route.]

rut 2  (rt)
n.
1. An annually recurring condition or period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in male deer.
2. A condition or period of mammalian sexual activity, such as estrus.
intr.v. rut·ted, rut·ting, ruts
To be in rut.

[Middle English rutte, from Old French rut, from Vulgar Latin *rgitus, from *rgere, to roar, from Latin rgre, to roar.]

rut1
n
1. a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels
2. any deep mark, hole, or groove
3. a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc.; dreary or undeviating routine (esp in the phrase in a rut)
vb ruts, rutting, rutted
(tr) to make a rut or ruts in
[probably from French route road]

rut2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for oestrus
vb ruts, rutting, rutted
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity
[from Old French rut noise, roar, from Latin rugītus, from rugīre to roar]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rut - a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)rut - a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
2.rut - a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
modus operandi, routine - an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
3.rut - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activityrut - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Verb1.rut - be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
2.rut - hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"
cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

rut
noun
1. habit, routine, dead end, humdrum existence, system, pattern, groove I don't like being in a rut.
2. groove, score, track, trough, furrow, gouge, pothole, indentation, wheel mark deep ruts left by the truck's heavy wheels
Translations
rut1 [rʌt] Nsurco m, rodera f, rodada f
to be in/get into a rutser/hacerse esclavo de la rutina
I need to change jobs, I'm in a rut herenecesito cambiar de trabajo, aquí me estoy anquilosando or estancando
to get out of the rutsalir de la rutina
rut2 [rʌt]
A. N (Bio) → celo m
to be in rutestar en celo
B. VI (= be in rut) → estar en celo; (= begin to rut) → caer en celo

rut [ˈrʌt] n
(in ground)ornière f
(ZOOLOGY)rut m
(= boring routine) to be in a rut → suivre l'ornière, s'encroûter

rut1 (Zool)
nBrunft f, → Brunst f
vibrunften, brunsten; rutting callBrunftschrei m; rutting seasonBrunftzeit f

rut2
n (in track, path) → Spur f, → Furche f; (fig: = routine) → Trott m (inf); to be in a rut (fig)im Trott sein (inf); to get into a rut (fig)in einen Trott geraten (inf); to get out of a rut (fig)aus dem Trott herauskommen (inf)
vtfurchen

rut1 [rʌt] nsolco
to get into a rut (fig) → fossilizzarsi
to be in a rut (fig) → essersi fossilizzato/a
rut2 (Zool)
1. n the rutla fregola, il calore m
2. viandare in calore

rut
n rut [rat]
a deep track made by a wheel etc in soft ground The road was full of ruts. spoor قَناه، أُخْدود бразда vyježděná kolej hjulspor die Furche αυλάκι surco, bache roobas شیار؛ جای چرخ ura ornière עִקבוֹת גַלגָלִים मदकाल trag (automobila), kolotečina kerékvágás alur hjólfar, skorningur solco 車の跡 바퀴 자국 vėžė grambas bekas/tapak roda wagenspoor hjulspor koleina sulco făgaş, urmă колея vyjazdená koľaj kolesnica trag od točka hjulspår ร่องทางรถบนถนน derin tekerlek izi 馬車痕跡 колія; борозна وہ نالی جو گاڑی کے پہیے سے بن جاتی ہے vết lún sâu của bánh xe
adj rutted
having ruts a deeply-rutted path. gespoor مَليء بالقَنَوات والأخاديد набразден rozježděný med hjulspor gefurcht αυλακωμένος surcado, lleno de surcos/baches roopaline tee غیر مسطح و ناصاف urainen sillonné d'ornières מְחוֹרָץ प्रथा चलाना izrovan kolotečinama bevágott beralur með djúpum hjólförum/skorningum solcato 跡のついた 바퀴 자국이 난 išvažinėtas izbraukts; grambains penuh dengan kesan roda met voren med hjulspor i pobrużdżony sulcado brăzdat de făgaşe изрытый колеями vyjazdený razbrazdan izbrazdan med hjulspår, sönderkörd ซึ่งเป็นร่อง tekerlek izli 有馬車車痕的 зритий коліями نالی سے پر راستہ có vết lún辙的
in a rut
having a fixed, monotonous way of life I felt that I was in a rut, so I changed my job. in 'n groef يعيشُ حياة رَتيبَة مُمِلَّه в застой ustrnulý rutine immer im gleichen Trott ρουτινιασμένος esclavo de la rutina rutiinis برنامه یکنواخت urautunut encroûté שִׁגרָה रोजमर्रा के कार्यों में व्यस्त रहना živjeti ustaljenim načinom, upasti u rutinu taposómalomban hidup yang membosankan hjakka í sama farinu (prigioniero della routine) 型にはまる 틀에 박혀 monotoniškai, nuobodžiai gyvenantis rutīnas pārņemts keadaan tanpa perubahan in een sleur stivne i gammel rutine w kieracie numa rotina stil de viaţă monoton погрязнуть в рутине (dostať sa) do starých koľají hoditi po uhojenih poteh u kolotečini i gamla hjulspår มีชีวิตที่น่าเบื่อ ซ้ำซาก tekdüzelikte, dar bir çerçevede 生活一成不變 маючий рутинне життя ایک جیسی زندگی ہونا buồn tẻ


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