English noun: rut | |||
1. | rut (shape) a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | channel, groove | ||
2. | rut (act) a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape | ||
Samples | They fell into a conversational rut. | ||
Synonyms | groove | ||
Broader (hypernym) | modus operandi, routine | ||
3. | rut (state) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity | ||
Synonyms | estrus, heat, oestrus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | ||
Antonyms | anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus | ||
English verb: rut | |||
1. | rut (stative) be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
2. | rut (contact) hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | ||
Samples | Furrow soil. | ||
Synonyms | furrow, groove | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut into, delve, dig, turn over | ||