rut
[noun]
Synonyms:
- groove, furrow, indentation, track, trough, wheel mark
- habit, dead end, pattern, routine, system

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English Thesaurus: line, groove, rut, crease/wrinkle, wrinkle, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rut /rʌt/ noun
[Sense 1-2: Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French route; ⇒ route¹]
[Sense 3: Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: 'loud sound made by a deer', from Latin rugire 'to roar']

1. [countable] a deep narrow track left in soft ground by a wheel

2. in a rut living or working in a situation that never changes, so that you feel bored:
I was stuck in a rut and decided to look for a new job.

3. [uncountable] (also the rut) technical the period of the year when some male animals, especially deer, are sexually active
in rut
a stag in rut

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rut
noun
ADJ. muddy | deep | cart, tractor, wagon
PREP. in a ~ (figurative) My job bores me?I feel I'm in a rut.
into a ~ (figurative) I'd got into a rut, cooking the same things week after week.
out of a ~ (figurative) Moving abroad gave her the chance to get out of a rut.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

line a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface:
The teacher put a red line through the first sentence.
If the ball goes over the line, it’s out of play.
groove a thin line that has been cut into a surface:
Deep grooves had been cut into the stone to channel the water.
Lyle ran his fingernail along the groove in the table.
rut a deep line in the ground which has been made by the wheels of vehicles:
The deep ruts made by the trucks were full of water.
The tractor’s wheels caught a rut in the field and jolted him.
crease/wrinkle a line on clothes, material, or paper where it has been folded or crushed:
She was trying to smooth out the creases in her dress.
She had wrinkles in her skirt where she had sat.
wrinkle a deep line on someone’s face caused by becoming old:
The manufacturers claim that the cream will reduce wrinkles.
Even with a few wrinkles, she still looks great.

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