jut

1 of 2

verb

jutted; jutting

intransitive verb

: to extend out, up, or forward : project
mountains jutting into the sky
a jutting jaw

transitive verb

: to cause to project

jut

2 of 2

noun

: something that juts : projection

Examples of jut in a Sentence

Verb mountains jutting into the sky the sandbar juts out into the ocean Noun Cape Fear is one of the more colorfully named juts along the North Carolina coast.
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Verb
The centerpiece of the Ohtani posters and displays at the town hall is an iron cast of his right hand, which juts out from a cabinet so people can shake or hold it. Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine now for just $19.99 This article is a selection from the November 2024 issue of Smithsonian magazine Reuss moved into a large wooden Alpine house, perched above a valley and surrounded by jutting peaks. Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
By the numbers: Democrats outnumber Republicans 162,000 to 109,000 in the district — which stretches from Coronado to Carlsbad along the coast and juts inland to cover Rancho Santa Fe, Mira Mesa and Rancho Penasquitos — and there are 101,000 independent voters. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 Stan builds his Trump gradually, starting him out as a callow and uncertain young man who, outside of the petulant jut of his jaw, could be almost any 1970s New York striver. Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See all Example Sentences for jut 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

perhaps short for jutty entry 2

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1573, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jut was circa 1573

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Cite this Entry

“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jut. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

jut

verb
ˈjət
jutted; jutting
: to stick out, up, or forward : project
jut noun

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