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rut

/ rut /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
"they fell into a conversational rut"
Type of:
routine modus operandi
noun Sense 2
a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
Type of:
groove channel
Derived:
furrow groove
verb Sense 3
be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
Type of:
be
Derived:
estrus oestrus heat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
"furrow soil"
Type of:
dig delve cut into
Derived:
groove channel vallecula furrow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 5
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
Opposites:
anestrus anestrum anoestrus anoestrum
Type of:
physiological state physiological condition
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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routine modus operandi groove channel be dig delve cut into physiological state physiological condition anestrus anestrum