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Rutted

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rut

1  [ruht] ,noun, verb, rut⋅ted, rut⋅ting.
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–noun
1. a furrow or track in the ground, esp. one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
2. any furrow, groove, etc.
3. a fixed or established mode of procedure or course of life, usually dull or unpromising: to fall into a rut.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make a rut or ruts in; furrow.
Origin:
1570–80; perh. var. of route

rut

2  [ruht] ,noun, verb, rut⋅ted, rut⋅ting.
–noun
1. the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
–verb (used without object)
2. to be in the condition of rut.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME rutte < MF rut, ruit < LL rugītus a roaring, equiv. to L rugī(re) to roar + -tus suffix of v. action
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rut 1   (rŭt)   
n.  

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

  2. A fixed, usually boring routine.

tr.v.   rut·ted, rut·ting, ruts
To furrow.

[Possibly alteration of route.]
rut 2   (rŭt)   
n.  

  1. An annually recurring condition or period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in male deer.

  2. A condition or period of mammalian sexual activity, such as estrus.

intr.v.   rut·ted, rut·ting, ruts
To be in rut.

[Middle English rutte, from Old French rut, from Vulgar Latin *rūgitus, from *rūgere, to roar, from Latin rūgīre, to roar.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

rut  (1)
"track," 1580, probably from M.E. route (see route); though OED finds this "improbable." metaphoric meaning "narrow, monotonous routine" first attested 1839.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2rut
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: rut·ted; rut·ting
: to be in or enter into a state of rut
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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