| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to bark; yelp. |
rut2 (rʌt) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females |
| 2. | another name for oestrus |
| —vb , ruts, rutting, rutted | |
| 3. | (intr) (of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity |
| [C15: from Old French rut noise, roar, from Latin rugītus, from rugīre to roar] | |