jut

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers

US /dʒʌt/ UK /dʒʌt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like jot /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

verb
to extend or project sharply beyond a surface

Rocky ledges jut out over the crashing surf below.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to extend or project... project protrude overhang extend bulgestick out

Opposites

recede retract

Word family

Derived forms jutting

Related forms jetty

Etymology

Late Middle English, a variant of 'jet' ('to project, stick out'), from Old French 'jeter' ('to throw'), from Latin 'iactare' ('to throw'), frequentative of 'iacere' ('to throw').

jeter Old French iactare Latin iacere Latin

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Topics

Work & Careers

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# jut

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dʒʌt/
**IPA (UK):** /dʒʌt/

## Meanings
1. to extend or project sharply beyond a surface

## Examples
- Rocky ledges jut out over the crashing surf below.

## Synonyms
- project
- protrude
- overhang
- extend
- bulge
- stick out

## Antonyms
- recede
- retract

## Derived Forms
- jutting

## Related Forms
- jetty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: jeter
- Root: iactare
- Root: iacere

## Etymology
Late Middle English, a variant of 'jet' ('to project, stick out'), from Old French 'jeter' ('to throw'), from Latin 'iactare' ('to throw'), frequentative of 'iacere' ('to throw').

## AI Etymology
Jut has the etymology: Late Middle English, a variant of 'jet' ('to project, stick out'), from Old French 'jeter' ('to throw'), from Latin 'iactare' ('to throw'), frequentative of 'iacere' ('to throw'). The etymological trail includes Old French jeter, Latin iactare, and Latin iacere. As a verb, jut means to extend or project sharply beyond a surface. The same family is visible in derived forms such as jutting and related forms such as jetty.

## Topics
- Work & Careers

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