Definition of rut

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rut - 6 definitions

- noun
1. rut -- a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. rut -- a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
synonyms: groove
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. estrus -- applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
synonyms: estrus, oestrus, heat
antonyms: anestrus -- applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
4. rut -- be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. furrow -- hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"
synonyms: furrow, groove
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. rut, ruts -- to make ruts
synonyms: ruts, rutted, rutting
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
anestrus -- applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

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