rut

🇺🇸 /rʌt/ 🇬🇧 /rʌt/
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noun
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A deep groove or track made by a wheel moving over soft ground.

The tractor left deep ruts in the field that were hard to navigate.

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A state of routine or monotony, often experienced when feeling stuck or unmotivated.

She felt like she was in a rut, so she decided to take up a new hobby to break the cycle.

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The mating season for some animals, particularly deer, when they become very active and aggressive.

The forest was filled with the sounds of stags clashing during the rut.

translation

n. A deep groove or track made by a wheel moving over soft ground.; A state of routine or monotony, often experienced when feeling stuck or unmotivated.; The mating season for some animals, particularly deer, when they become very active and aggressive.

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Plural ruts