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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


jut⋅ting⋅ly, adverb
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.]

Jutting

Jut"ting\, a. Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc. -- Jut"ting*ly, adv.
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