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• rut — [rʌt] n [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French route; ROUTE1] [Sense: 3; Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: loud sound made by a deer , from Latin rugire to roar ] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rut — rut1 [rut] n. [< ? MFr route,ROUTE] 1. a groove, furrow, or track, esp. one made in the ground by the passage of wheeled vehicles 2. a fixed, routine course of action, thought, etc., esp. one regarded as monotonous vt. rutted, rutting to make… …   English World dictionary

• track — [trak] n. [LME trak < MFr trac, a track, tract, trace < ?] 1. a mark or series of marks or other discoverable evidence left by a person, animal, or thing that has passed, as a footprint, wheel rut, wake of a boat, etc. 2. a trace or vestige …   English World dictionary

• 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. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rut — [n1] groove, indentation furrow, gouge, hollow, pothole, rabbet, score, track, trench, trough; concept 513 Ant. closing rut [n2] routine of daily life circle, circuit, course, custom, daily grind*, dead end*, grind*, groove, habit, humdrum*, pace …   New thesaurus

• rut — Ⅰ. rut [1] ► NOUN 1) a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles. 2) a routine or pattern of behaviour or activity that has become dull but is hard to change. DERIVATIVES rutted adjective rutty adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• track — [n1] mark, print made by something clue, footmark, footprint, footstep, groove, impress, impression, imprint, indication, memorial, monument, path, print, record, remains, remnant, rut, scent, sign, slot, spoor, step, symbol, token, trace, tract …   New thesaurus

• track down — track [n1] mark, print made by something clue, footmark, footprint, footstep, groove, impress, impression, imprint, indication, memorial, monument, path, print, record, remains, remnant, rut, scent, sign, slot, spoor, step, symbol, token, trace,… …   New thesaurus

• rut — The rut of deer [15] and the rut of a wheel [16] are not related. The latter in fact is historically the same word as route. Both go back ultimately to Vulgar Latin *rupta, which was a noun use of the past participle of Latin rumpere ‘break’… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• rut — The rut of deer [15] and the rut of a wheel [16] are not related. The latter in fact is historically the same word as route. Both go back ultimately to Vulgar Latin *rupta, which was a noun use of the past participle of Latin rumpere ‘break’… …   Word origins

• rut — I [[t]rʌt[/t]] n. v. rut•ted, rut•ting 1) a furrow or track in the ground, esp. one made by the passage of vehicles 2) any furrow, groove, etc 3) a fixed or established mode of procedure or course of life, usu. dull or unpromising: to fall into a …   From formal English to slang