rut
1. rut \'r*t\ n [ME rutte, fr. MF rut roar, fr. LL rugitus, fr. L
rugitus)X, pp. of rugire to roar; akin to OE re-oc wild, MIr rucht roar 1:
an annually recurrent state of sexual excitement in the male deer; br oadly
: sexual excitement in a mammal esp. when periodic : ESTRUS, HEAT 2: the
period during which rut normally occurs - often used with theX
2. rut vi or rut.ted; or rut.ting : to be in or enter into a state of rut
3. rut n [perh. modif. of MF route way, route] 1a: a track worn by a wheel
or by habitual passage 1b: a groove in which something runs 1c: CHANNEL,
FURROW 2: a usual or fixed practice : a regular course; esp : a monotono
us routine {fall easily into a conversational ~}
4. rut vt or rut.ted; or rut.ting : to make a rut in : FURROW