rut

rut ¹

 (rŭt)

n.

1. A sunken track or groove made by the passage of vehicles.

2. An uninspired routine or pattern of behavior that one continues unthinkingly or because change is difficult.

tr.v. rut·ted, rut·ting, ruts

To make ruts in (a path, for example).

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[Possibly alteration of route.]

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rut ²

 (rŭt)

n.

1. A regularly recurring condition of fertility during which breeding occurs in certain mammals, especially deer and various other ungulates: a buck in rut.

2. The period during which this condition occurs.

intr.v. rut·ted, rut·ting, ruts

To be in rut.

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[Middle English rutte, from Old French rut, from Vulgar Latin *rūgitus, from *rūgere, to roar, from Latin rūgīre, to roar.]

rut

(rʌt)

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 or rutted

(tr) to make a rut or ruts in

[C16: probably from French route road]

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rut

(rʌt)

n

1. (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. (Zoology) another name for oestrus

vb, ruts, rutting or rutted

(Zoology) (intr) (of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity

[C15: from Old French rut noise, roar, from Latin rugītus, from rugīre to roar]

rut¹

(rʌt)

n., v. rut•ted, rut•ting. n.

1. a furrow or track in the ground, esp. one made by the passage of vehicles.

2. any furrow, groove, etc.

3. a fixed or established mode of procedure or course of life, usu. dull or unpromising: to fall into a rut.

v.t.

4. to make a rut or ruts in; furrow.

[1570–80; perhaps alter. of route]

rut²

(rʌt)

n., v. rut•ted, rut•ting. n.

1. the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.

v.i.

2. to be in the condition of rut.

[1375–1425; rutte < Middle French rut, ruit < Vulgar Latin *rūgitus, for Late Latin rugītus roaring < Latin rugī(re) to roar]

rut

Past participle: rutted
Gerund: rutting

Imperative

rut

rut

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" groove 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 activity estrus, oestrus, heat physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Verb	1.	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" furrow, groove 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

rut ¹

noun

A habitual, laborious, often tiresome course of action:

routine, treadmill.

Informal: grind.

Slang: groove.

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rut ²

noun

A regular period of sexual excitement in female mammals:

estrus, heat, season.

Translations

قَناه، أُخْدود

vyježděná kolej

hjulspor

Furche

urauurre

ornièrerut

kerékvágás

hjólfar, skorningur

essere in fregola [di animali]fossilizzarsifregola [di animali]rotaiasolco

išvažinėtasnuobodžiai gyvenantisvėžė

grambas

hjulspor

andada

колеябороздаколдобина

vyjazdená koľaj

derin tekerlek izi

车辙

rut

¹ [rʌt] N → surco m, rodera f, rodada f
to be in/get into a rut → ser/hacerse esclavo de la rutina
I need to change jobs, I'm in a rut here → necesito cambiar de trabajo, aquí me estoy anquilosando or estancando
to get out of the rut → salir de la rutina

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rut

² [rʌt]

A. N (Bio) → celo m
to be in rut → estar 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

rut

¹ (Zool)

n → Brunft f, → Brunst f

vi → brunften, brunsten; rutting call → Brunftschrei m; rutting season → Brunftzeit f

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rut

²

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)

vt → furchen

rut

¹ [rʌt] n → solco
to get into a rut (fig) → fossilizzarsi
to be in a rut (fig) → essersi fossilizzato/a

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rut

² (Zool)

1. n the rut → la fregola, il calore m

2. vi → andare in calore

rut

(rat) noun

a deep track made by a wheel etc in soft ground. The road was full of ruts. spoor قَناه، أُخْدود бразда sulco vyježděná kolej die Furche hjulspor αυλάκιsurco, 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 wagenspoorhjulsporkoleina د ځای څرخ 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 车辙

ˈrutted adjective

having ruts. a deeply-rutted path. gespoor مَليء بالقَنَوات والأخاديد набразден sulcado rozježděný gefurcht med hjulspor 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 نا هموار، غیر مسطح 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 （有）车辙的

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 numa rotina ustrnulý immer im gleichen Trott rutine ρουτινιασμένος esclavo de la rutina rutiinis برنامه یکنواخت urautunut encroûtéשגרה 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 یو ډول خوځښت سره برنامه ، یکنواخت برنامه 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 墨守陈规，刻板乏味