jut

[ juht ]
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verb (used without object),jut·ted, jut·ting.
  1. to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.

noun
  1. something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.

Origin of jut

1
First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet1

Other words from jut

  • jut·ting·ly, adverb
  • outjut, verb (used with object), out·jut·ted, out·jut·ting.

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How to use jut in a sentence

  • Church tower and castle wall jut out into a vague mystery of silhouetted outline, whether viewed by daylight or moonlight.

  • Therefore I shall give only two more and without extended comment; for, indeed, their characteristics jut out quite protuberantly.

    Bizarre | Lawton Mackall
  • On the Turco-Servian side the masses of rock jut out so far into the stream, that no room is left for a footway.

  • Balconies jut out from the upper story, and Manuel and Dolores like to sit here and watch the passers-by.

    Our Little Porto Rican Cousin | Mary Hazelton Wade
  • We are directly above the torrent, which chafes along perhaps fifty feet below, and the balconies jut out over the water.

British Dictionary definitions for jut

jut

/ (dʒʌt) /


verbjuts, jutting or jutted
  1. (intr often foll by out) to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project

noun
  1. something that juts out

Origin of jut

1
C16: variant of jet 1

Derived forms of jut

  • jutting, adjective

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