rut

Definitions

1. 1.Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote.
2. 2.To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc.
3. 3.To cover in copulation. Dryden.
4. 4.A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively. in a rut.
5. 5.To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj; as, a rutted road.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is rut.

• What is roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote called?
• What is to have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc called?
• What is a track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively. in a rut called?
• What is to make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj; as, a rutted road called?