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1jut

verb \ˈjət\

: to stick out, up, or forward

jut·tedjut·ting

Full Definition of JUT

intransitive verb
:  to extend out, up, or forward :  project <mountains jutting into the sky> <a jutting jaw>
transitive verb
:  to cause to project
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Origin of JUT

perhaps short for 2jutty
First Known Use: circa 1573

Related to JUT

Synonyms
bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bunch, bulge, overhang, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, project, protrude, stand out, start, stick out, swell

Rhymes with JUT

but, butt, cut, glut, gut, hut, mutt, nut, putt, rut, scut, shut, slut, smut, soot, strut, tut, ut, what

2jut

noun

Definition of JUT

:  something that juts :  projection

First Known Use of JUT

1786

Related to JUT

Synonyms
bunch, convexity, bulge, overhang, projection, protrusion, protuberance, swell
Antonyms
cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recess
JUTTING Defined for Kids

jut

verb \ˈjət\
jut·tedjut·ting

Definition of JUT for Kids

:  to extend or cause to extend above or beyond a surrounding area <A rock juts out.>

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