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jut out

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jut

  [juht] verb, jut⋅ted, jut⋅ting, noun
Use jut out in a Sentence
–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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Word Origin & History

jut  (v.)
"to protrude," c.1450, corruption of obsolete jet (see jetty).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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