jut

UK /d͡ʒʌt/ US /d͡ʒʌt/

verb 2noun 1name 1

Definitions

verb

To stick out.

the jutting part of a building

1725-1726, William Broome, The Odyssey It seems to jut' out of the structure of the poem.

To butt.

1772-1782, William Mason, The English Garden the jutting steer

noun

Something that sticks out.

1999, Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 3 (2001 Perennial Edition). The town of Wall stands today as it has stood for six hundred years, on a high jut of granite amidst a small forest woodland.

name

Dated form of Jat.

Collocations

ADJ.

high, triangular

VERB + JUT

shapes, tip

JUT + NOUN

granite

PREP.

amidst, from, on, out

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of projecting out from something

noun — something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from

bulge
bump
hump
swelling
gibbosity
gibbousness
prominence
protuberance

verb — extend out or project in space

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

the jutting part of a building

Wiktionary

1725-1726, William Broome, The Odyssey It seems to jut' out of the structure of the poem.

Wiktionary

...enormous Chesterfield packs aslant on the scoreboards, a couple of cigarettes jutting from each.

Wiktionary

1999, Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 3 (2001 Perennial Edition). The town of Wall stands today as it has stood for six hundred years, on a high jut of granite amidst a small forest woodland.

Wiktionary

Carve it so that the tip will jut out from the wall.

Tatoeba · #8978079

Triangular shapes jut from the building, and a prow dangles over a busy downtown street.

Tatoeba · #12115270

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, jut is marked as obsolete, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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