jut
to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.
Origin of jut
1Other 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
Down he shot, a distance of perhaps ten or twelve feet, where he struck on an outjutting ledge about four feet wide, and fell.
The Dare Boys in Virginia | Stephen Angus CoxHe had outjutting, belligerent eyebrows and a stubborn underjaw that was badly undershot.
Sundry Accounts | Irvin S. CobbBut as they climbed around an outjutting corner of the steep right wall of the cleft, Blake muttered a curse of disappointment.
Into the Primitive | Robert Ames BennetGeronimo and two other warriors caught Mangus Coloradus as he fell and carried him behind an outjutting shoulder of rock.
The Story of Geronimo | James Arthur KjelgaardAll unexpectedly he brought us to where, on an outjutting pinnacle of rock, the Archduke had erected a chapel.
The Fortunate Isles | Mary Stuart Boyd
British Dictionary definitions for jut
/ (dʒʌt) /
(intr often foll by out) to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project
something that juts out
Origin of jut
1Derived forms of jut
- jutting, adjective
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