English noun: jut | |||
1. | jut (shape) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||
Samples | The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge. The hump of a camel. He stood on the rocky prominence. The occipital protuberance was well developed. The bony excrescence between its horns. | ||
Synonyms | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | projection | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belly, caput, frontal eminence, mogul, nub, nubble, occipital protuberance, snag, wart | ||
2. | jut (act) the act of projecting out from something | ||
Synonyms | jutting, projection, protrusion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change of shape | ||
English verb: jut | |||
1. | jut (stative) extend out or project in space | ||
Samples | His sharp nose jutted out. A single rock sticks out from the cliff. | ||
Synonyms | jut out, project, protrude, stick out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bag, bulge, cantilever, overhang, push up, spear, spear up, thrust | ||