jutting

verb (used without object)

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

something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.

Origin:
1555–65; variant of jet¹

Related forms

jut·ting·ly, adverb

out·jut, verb (used with object), out·jut·ted, out·jut·ting.

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jut (dʒʌt)

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

—n
2.	something that juts out

[C16: variant of jet¹]

'jutting

—*adj*

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jut (dʒʌt)

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

—n
2.	something that juts out

[C16: variant of jet¹]

'jutting

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

jut

"to protrude," mid-15c., corruption of obsolete jet (see jetty).

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Example sentences

The stage is fairly simple, with two levels and a short catwalk jutting out in

the center.

Others resembled sea monsters with jutting pipes for necks.

He climbed the back of the boulder, stepped high onto a jutting shelf, and

scrambled up a steep slope into the darkness.

At one side, jutting into the lake, is a knoll with a group of trees sheltering