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rut en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (General-American) audio
• /ɹʊt/ (Northern-England)
• /ɹʌt/ [ɹʌʔ]

Etymology

From Middle English rutte (noun) and rutten (verb), from Old French rut (“noise, roar, bellowing”), from Latin rugītus, from rugīre (“to roar”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season; the state or season in which this is experienced.
2. (countable, uncountable) The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
   • Near-synonyms: grunt, roar
3. (countable, uncountable) Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
4. (countable, slang, uncountable) In omegaverse fiction, the intense biological urge of an alpha to mate, typically triggered by proximity to an omega in heat.
   • All the characters in this story pressure Dean to help Castiel through his rut, and clearly consider Dean’s resistance to be immature and an overreaction. 2019, Tessa Barone, "Just Go Find Yourself a Nice Alpha: Gender and Consent in Supernatural Fandom's Alpha/Beta/Omega Universe", thesis submitted to Oregon State University, page 34
   • Proximity to an omega in heat can sometimes cause alphas go into rut, an aggressive need for sexual intercourse usually triggered by the scent of an omega in heat. 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega?: Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 36
   • Early in Wicked Game, Steve goes into his first-ever rut. 2019, Chris van der Vegt, "The Second Genders: Utopia and Dystopia in Stranger Things Omegaverse Fanfiction", thesis submitted to Utrecht University, page 23

Forms

Deriveds

rutty · ruttish

Relateds

heat

Synonyms

roar · heat · grunt

Translations (48)

cs říje (sexual desire or oestrus) · lv riests (sexual desire or oestrus) · ru гон (sexual desire or oestrus) · oc calor (sexual desire or oestrus) · es celo (sexual desire or oestrus) · hu bőgés (sexual desire or oestrus) · es berrea (sexual desire or oestrus) · sk ruja (sexual desire or oestrus) · gd dàmhair (sexual desire or oestrus) · ja 発情 (sexual desire or oestrus) · ru те́чка (sexual desire or oestrus) · fi kiima (sexual desire or oestrus) · ota قیزغینلق (sexual desire or oestrus) · lt ruja (sexual desire or oestrus) · ko 발정 (sexual desire or oestrus) · sl gonitev (sexual desire or oestrus) · de Brunft (sexual desire or oestrus) · hu rigyetés (sexual desire or oestrus) · fi kiima-aika (sexual desire or oestrus) · it foia (sexual desire or oestrus) · pl ruja (sexual desire or oestrus) · ru э́струс (sexual desire or oestrus) · mk разго́нетост (sexual desire or oestrus) · bg разгоненост (sexual desire or oestrus) · pt cio (sexual desire or oestrus) · oc letz (sexual desire or oestrus) · da brunst (sexual desire or oestrus) · de Brunst (sexual desire or oestrus) · sl gonjenje (sexual desire or oestrus) · ca zel (sexual desire or oestrus) · ru полово́е возбужде́ние (sexual desire or oestrus) · es estro (sexual desire or oestrus) · tr kızışma (sexual desire or oestrus) · cy rhidiad (sexual desire or oestrus) · fr rut (sexual desire or oestrus) · hu üzekedés (sexual desire or oestrus) · sh estrus (sexual desire or oestrus) · es cachondez (sexual desire or oestrus) · oc gèst (sexual desire or oestrus) · ru полова́я охо́та (sexual desire or oestrus) · it estro (sexual desire or oestrus) · ltg rūja (sexual desire or oestrus) · it fregola (sexual desire or oestrus) · sv brunst (sexual desire or oestrus) · es brama (sexual desire or oestrus) · hu dürgés (sexual desire or oestrus) · nl bronst (sexual desire or oestrus) · cmn 發情 /发情 (sexual desire or oestrus)

rut en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (General-American) audio
• /ɹʊt/ (Northern-England)
• /ɹʌt/ [ɹʌʔ]

Etymology

From Middle English rutte (noun) and rutten (verb), from Old French rut (“noise, roar, bellowing”), from Latin rugītus, from rugīre (“to roar”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To be in the annual rut or mating season.
2. (intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.
   • “Well, Mayella was raisin‘ this holy racket so I dropped m’load and run as fast as I could but I run into th’ fence, but when I got distangled I run up to th‘ window and I seen—” Mr. Ewell’s face grew scarlet. He stood up and pointed his finger at Tom Robinson. “—I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella!” 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
3. (rare, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
   • VVhat Piety forbids the luſty Ram / Or more ſalacious Goat, to rut their Dam? 1700, [John] Dryden, “Cinyras and Myrrha, out of the Tenth Book of Ovid’s Metamorphosis”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 175:
   • “Alfred,” Ragnar continued scathingly. “All he cares about is rutting girls, which is good![…]” 2004, Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom:
4. (intransitive, slang) To rub the genitals against something for physical stimulation.
   • Near-synonym: hump
   • We have just rescued a dog from a shelter; she has a great personality, except the one problem with her is that she ocassionally^([sic]) likes to "rut" against my husband's leg or arm ! 1999 May 22, Joanna Woodcock, “Female dog desire ?”, in alt.animals.dog (Usenet):
   • I'd bend over and wait...and wait...and wait... finally turning around to see him rutting against a table leg. 2001 September 8, Looney, “On a sidenote”, in alt.underground (Usenet):

Forms

Synonyms

copulate · get one's dick wet · get one's freak on · give someone one · bone · get some · hit · shelve · get busy · penetrate · plug · frak · frick · graft the forked tree · penetrate · pump · get over on · take · approach · mate · bone · bang · get freaky · boff · beep · make the beast with two backs · lay the pipe · enjoy · company · make it · nail · Formal terms · smash · breed · get one's leg over · lay · jump someone's bones · be with · sleep together · hook up · shaft · occupy · fuck · go in unto · pipe · shag · knock boots · hide the wienie · go to bed with · exchange flesh · discuss Uganda · know · do it · swive · play hide the sausage · dight · seduce · coit · dick · get the dirty water off one's chest · ming · run through · ball · service · pound · sleep with · shelve · wap · do · bang · tumble · meddle · get one's groove on · get up in · bauf · bop · dance · blissom · jig-jig · expletive deleted · frak · play · get into someone's pants · lie by · pipe down · bonk · screw · bump uglies · frack · go with · pork · bed · have one's wicked way with · coitize · ride · strain · boom-boom · oestruate · root · know · beat · jump · rock · lie with · get laid · knock · make out · intercourse · bump nasties · stallionize · get physical · hide the sausage · bauf · knock off · boff · bounce · tap · frick · screw · engender · lay pipe · get one's end away · rock and roll · hump · hump · share a bed · have intimate relations · have sexual relations · tup · smush · season · eff · do the nasty · clap cheeks · doink · Any of Thesaurus:copulate + "with" · have sex · fill · sex · bonk · give someone the time · boink · get some · drill · expletive deleted · catch a dick · knob · poke · go all the way · brim · shaboink · know someone in the biblical sense · sard · plough · make whoopee · diddle · jape · hump · get it on · engage in sex · have sex · get jiggy · crack · couple · do it · Informal and slang terms · get one's oats · slay · love · feague · fuck · have marital relations · dip one's pen in someone's inkwell · frig · see someone's etchings · know someone in the biblical sense · have it away · show someone one's etchings · roger · hike the Appalachian Trail · bull · see to · Netflix and chill · get it · ream · stick · prig · cohabit · roger · root · hide the salami · do the deed · ravage · love up · get lucky · go to bed with · rut · roll around · boink · shag · frig · have it off · pound · eff · have · haul one's ashes · slap bellies · schlong · get down · have one's way with · common · coitize · slip it to · dig out · mount · make · make love · frack · sleep with · rail

Translations (26)

mk се разго́нува (to be in the annual rut) · nl bronstig zijn (to be in the annual rut) · ru быть в охо́те (to be in the annual rut) · tr boğasamak (to be in the annual rut) · sh tjerati se (to be in the annual rut) · da være i brunst (to be in the annual rut) · sh goniti se (to be in the annual rut) · de brunften (to be in the annual rut) · es extremarse (to be in the annual rut) · tr kızışmak (to be in the annual rut) · ja 盛りがつく (to be in the annual rut) · ota سیمك (to be in the annual rut) · fr être en rut (to be in the annual rut) · sv löpa (to be in the annual rut) · sd وَڙْجَڻُ (to be in the annual rut) · pt estar em cio (to be in the annual rut) · cs říjet (to be in the annual rut) · hu rigyet (to be in the annual rut) · hu bőg (to be in the annual rut) · fi olla kiimassa (to be in the annual rut) · bg разгонвам се (to be in the annual rut) · de brunsten (to be in the annual rut) · es encelarse (to be in the annual rut) · lt rujoti (to be in the annual rut) · hu dürög (to be in the annual rut) · es estar en brama / celo (to be in the annual rut)

rut en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (General-American) audio
• /ɹʊt/ (Northern-England)
• /ɹʌt/ [ɹʌʔ]

Etymology

Probably from Middle English route, from Middle French route (“road”), from Old French route. See also rutter.

Meanings

1. A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
2. (figuratively) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
3. (figuratively) A dull routine.
   • Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.
   • Some people might say my life is in a rut / I'm quite happy with what I got 1980, Paul Weller, “Going Underground”, in Setting Sons, performed by The Jam:

Forms

Deriveds

rutless · in a rut · rutty · rutway · snowrut · stuck in a rut

Synonyms

routine · furrow · groove

Translations (82)

ro făgaș (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · oc rodam (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ru колея́ (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · es carrilera (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · oc selhon (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · fr ornière (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · fr ornière (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · mk ко́ловоз (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · cs stereotyp (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · gl rilleira (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · es rodera (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ro șanț (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · bg коловоз (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ru привы́чка (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · ro rutină (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ja 轍 (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · nl groef (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · fi ura (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · cs stopa (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · da vane (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · fa رد (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · mk ру́тина (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · pl koleina (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · oc carral (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · pt ramerrão (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · es calamina (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · tl lubyak (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · eo vojsulko (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · uk колія (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · tl bal-ak (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · es surco (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · da trummerum (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · de Trott (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · gd clais (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ru рути́на (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · es carrilada (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · la orbita (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · eo radsulko (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ro rutină (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · hy անվակոս (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · de Furche (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · cs rutina (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · sh kolotrag (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ro urmă (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · uk звичка (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · es sulco (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · bg рутина (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · la salebra (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · oc carral (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · hu kerékvágás (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · fi uurre (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · es rodal (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · cs zajeté koleje (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · gl rodal (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ru борозда́ (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · fi ajoura (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · es rodada (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ro obicei (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · gl rodeira (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · oc rodal (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · fi ura (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · oc rodal (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · pt rodeira (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · uk борозна (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · mk бра́зда (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · pt rotina (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · cs (vyjetá) kolej (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · nl spoor (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · uk рутина (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · de Spurrille (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · gd clais (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · oc rega (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · izh uurran (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · fr voie de garage (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · uk вибоїна (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · de Spur (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · pt marasmo (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · cmn 轍 /辙 (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · ota چیغیر (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · la orbita (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) · pt sulco (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground) · nl geul (furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground)

rut en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (General-American) audio
• /ɹʊt/ (Northern-England)
• /ɹʌt/ [ɹʌʔ]

Etymology

Probably from Middle English route, from Middle French route (“road”), from Old French route. See also rutter.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make a furrow.

Forms

Relateds

rut roh

Translations (14)

ru бороздить (make a furrow) · de furchen (make a furrow) · es sulcar (disused) (make a furrow) · oc selhonar (make a furrow) · fr sillonner (make a furrow) · fi uurtaa (make a furrow) · bg набраздявам (make a furrow) · cs vyjezdit koleje (make a furrow) · oc regar (make a furrow) · ro lăsa urmă (make a furrow) · ro face șanț (make a furrow) · es surcar (make a furrow) · mk бра́зди (make a furrow) · bg правя коловоз (make a furrow)