rut : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rut	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for rut
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rut n a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" Synonym(s): rut, groove applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity Synonym(s): estrus, oestrus, heat, rut Antonym(s): anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus v be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" Synonym(s): furrow, rut, groove
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rut \Rut\, n. [F. rut, OF. ruit, L. rugitus a roaring, fr. rugire to roar; -- so called from the noise made by deer in rutting time.] 1. (Physiol.) Sexual desire or [d2]strus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the [d2]strus exists. 2. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See {Rote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rut \Rut\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rutting}.] To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rut \Rut\, v. t. To cover in copulation. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rut \Rut\, n. [variant of route.] A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively.