in a rut
To be stuck in a boring or monotonous routine or habit.
rut
/ɹʌt/
noun 7verb 5
Collocations
6(noun.)
ADJ
muddy | deep | cart, tractor, wagon
PREP
in a ~
After years of doing the same thing, she realized she was in a rut and needed to make a change.
into a ~
After working at the same desk for five years, Maria realized she had fallen into a rut.
out of a ~
After years of the same job, he finally decided to get out of a rut and try something new.
Definitions
noun
1
Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season.
2
The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
Near-synonyms: grunt, roar
3
Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
4
In omegaverse fiction, the intense biological urge of an alpha to mate, typically triggered by proximity to an omega in heat.
Proximity to an omega in heat can sometimes cause alphas go into rut, an aggressive need for sexual intercourse usually triggered by the scent of an omega in heat.
All the characters in this story pressure Dean to help Castiel through his rut, and clearly consider Dean’s resistance to be immature and an overreaction.
verb
1
To be in the annual rut or mating season.
2
To have sexual intercourse.
3
To have sexual intercourse with.
“Alfred,” Ragnar continued scathingly. “All he cares about is rutting girls, which is good![…]”
VVhat Piety forbids the luſty Ram / Or more ſalacious Goat, to rut their Dam?
4
To rub the genitals against something for physical stimulation.
Near-synonym: hump
We have just rescued a dog from a shelter; she has a great personality, except the one problem with her is that she ocassionally^([sic]) likes to "rut" against my husband's leg or arm !
noun
1
A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
2
A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
3
A dull routine.
Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.
Some people might say my life is in a rut / I'm quite happy with what I got
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Idioms & Phrases
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Near-synonyms: grunt, roar
Wiktionary02
Proximity to an omega in heat can sometimes cause alphas go into rut, an aggressive need for sexual intercourse usually triggered by the scent of an omega in heat.
Wiktionary03
All the characters in this story pressure Dean to help Castiel through his rut, and clearly consider Dean’s resistance to be immature and an overreaction.
Wiktionary04
“Alfred,” Ragnar continued scathingly. “All he cares about is rutting girls, which is good![…]”
Wiktionary05
VVhat Piety forbids the luſty Ram / Or more ſalacious Goat, to rut their Dam?
Wiktionary06
Near-synonym: hump
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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