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Added 9 October 2026

rut

/ɹʊt/ symbol

In Latin: salebra, orbita Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Rutul.

noun

Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season; the state or season in which this is experienced. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.

verb

To be in the annual rut or mating season.
To have sexual intercourse.
To have sexual intercourse with.

noun

A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
A dull routine.
Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.

Origin

From Middle English rutte (noun) and rutten (verb), from Old French rut (“noise, roar, bellowing”), from Latin rugītus, from rugīre (“to roar”).

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