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jut

UK/d͡ʒʌt/ US/d͡ʒʊt/ rare dated obsolete
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

  • “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
  • “the hump of a camel”
  • “he stood on the rocky prominence”
  • “the occipital protuberance was well developed”
  • “the bony excrescence between its horns”
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2.

verb

1.

extend out or project in space

  • “His sharp nose jutted out”
  • “A single rock sticks out from the cliff”
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Origin

From Middle English jutten (“to project, jut out”), an alteration of jetten (“to strut, be showy”). More at English jet.

Phrases

  • jut out

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