Jut

Broader Meanings (Hypernyms)

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More Specific Types (Hyponyms)

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Usage Examples

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• 1 Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings Noun

  • the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
  • the hump of a camel
  • he stood on the rocky prominence
  • the occipital protuberance was well developed
  • the bony excrescence between its horns

• 3 Extend out or project in space Verb

  • His sharp nose jutted out
  • A single rock sticks out from the cliff

Verb Patterns

Sentence patterns for the verb “jut”. Replace [verb] with the form required by the sentence, or [verb-ing] with its -ing form.

• 3 Extend out or project in space Verb

  • Something [verb]
  • Something is [verb-ing] (prepositional phrase)

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