rut 1 (r t)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 *r  gitus, from *rgere, to roar, from Latin rg re, to roar.] |
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