Rut

Word RUT
Character 3
Hyphenation rut
Pronunciations /ɹʌt/

Definitions and meanings of "Rut"

What do we mean by rut?

A sunken track or groove made by the passage of vehicles. noun

An uninspired routine or pattern of behavior that one continues unthinkingly or because change is difficult. noun

To make ruts in (a path, for example). transitive verb

A regularly recurring condition of fertility during which breeding occurs in certain mammals, especially deer and various other ungulates. noun

The period during which this condition occurs. noun

To be in rut. intransitive verb

To be in heat; desire copulation.

To copulate with.

An obsolete or dialectal form of rout.

To mark with or as with ruts; trace furrows in; also, to wrinkle: as, to rut the earth with a spade, or with cart-wheels.

A narrow track worn or cut in the ground; especially, the hollow track made by a wheel in passing over the ground. noun

A wrinkle. noun

Any beaten path or mode of procedure; an established habit or course. noun

A roaring noise; uproar. noun

The noise made by deer at the time of sexual excitement; hence, the periodical sexual excitement or heat of animals; the period of heat. noun

To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj.. transitive verb

A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively. noun

To cover in copulation. transitive verb

To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc. intransitive verb

Sexual desire or œstrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the œstrus exists. noun

Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals.

The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.

Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Rut

The word "rut" in example sentences

Across much of whitetail range, the rut is a scant few weeks away. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It almost seems like the rut is affecting me more then the bucks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As I noted last week, the rut is a fading flower across much of whitetail range, and recent severe winter weather will put food at the top of the whitetail list of basic needs now. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's only 70 miles from Bankhead where the rut is almost dead but its just now starting to heat up in Marion county. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Here in west central indiana the deer arnt very active yet and there arnt many corn fields that have been picked yet but its gettn cooler and the rut is about a week off so im huntin feild edges the deer gotta leave the corn sometime there aint no ponds or cricks in the feilds to drink from ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hunting in November during the rut is your best bet, but with snow and cold, you better be mentally prepared.www. idahooutdoors.blogspot.com ❋ Unknown (2007)

I'm in Ohio, it's January 30th, it's 18 degrees outside, several inches of snow on the ground and ... the rut is still hot and he how many deer were harvested in Ohio anyone around delmarva completly snowed in? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Other states, like Iowa, hold firearms seasons long after the rut is over. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.” — ❋ Unknown (2010)

One thing that has helped me to stay out of my rut is that I got a writing partner I meet with once a week. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once the breeding phase of the rut is on scraping does decrease. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The one good thing about killing does early in the season, preferably before the rut, is it will make the rut more intense with more competition for bucks to breed does. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Im gonna start hitting the woods hard now that the rut is kicked in .. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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