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jut

[

juht]

verb, jut⋅ted, jut⋅ting, noun

–verb (used without object)

1.	to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often fol. by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.

–noun

2.	something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.

Origin:
1555–65; var. of jet ¹

Related forms:

jut⋅ting⋅ly, adverb

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jut (jŭt)

v.   jut·ted, jut·ting, juts

v.   intr.
To extend outward or upward beyond the limits of the main body; project: "He had a sharp crooked nose jutting out of a lean dancer's face" (Graham Greene).
v.   tr.
To cause to jut. See Synonyms at bulge.
n.  Something that protrudes; a projection.

[Middle English jutten, from gete, iutei, jetty, projecting upper story, from Old French jetee; see jetty¹.]

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Jut

Jut\ (j[u^]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jutting.] [A corruption of jet.]

1. To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building. "In jutting rock and curved shore." --Wordsworth.

It seems to jut out of the structure of the poem. --Sir T. Browne.

2. To butt. [Obs.] "The jutting steer." --Mason.

Jut

Jut\, n. 1. That which projects or juts; a projection.

2. A shove; a push. [Obs.] --Udall.

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Language Translation for : Jut

Spanish: sobresalir,

German: herausragen,

Japanese: 突き出る

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jut (v.)

"to protrude," c.1450, corruption of obsolete jet (see jetty).

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