is a general term that refers to the breeding period of mammals, especially the deer, elk and moose During the rut, males exhibit specific behaviors to establish harems or to attract females to mate with
{i} annual period of sexual excitement in some animals (esp. deer); groove, furrow; routine, habitual procedure or course of action
To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; said of deer, cattle, etc
{f} be in a period of sexual excitement (about animals); create furrows, make grooves
Sexual desire or œstrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the œstrus exists
A rut is a deep, narrow mark made in the ground by the wheels of a vehicle. Our driver slowed up as we approached the ruts in the road. see also rutted, rutting
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs
disapproval If you say that someone is in a rut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also say that someone's life or career is in a rut. I don't like being in a rut -- I like to keep moving on
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
(deyim) If a person, organization, etc. is in a rut, they have become too fixed in one particular type of job, activity, method, etc: "I've got to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I'm (stuck) in a rut (= I'm bored)."
1. A rutted road or track is very uneven because it has long, deep, narrow marks in it made by the wheels of vehicles. an uncomfortable ride along deeply rutted roads. see also rut. a surface that is rutted has deep narrow tracks in it left by the wheels of vehicles uneven
1. Rutting male animals such as deer are in a period of sexual excitement and activity. jokes about bitches in heat and rutting stags. Rutting is also a noun. During the rutting season the big boars have the most terrible mating battles. see also rut