jut

IPA/dʒʌt/
KK[dʒˈʌt]IPA/dʒʌt/

jut — verb

  • jutpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • jutshe / she / it
  • juttedpast simple
  • jutting-ing form

1. to extend beyond the edge or flat side around it, or to make something extend in

1.verbtransitive / intransitiveC1
Definition

to extend beyond the edge or flat side around it, or to make something extend in that way

Example

A narrow shelf of rock jutted from the cliff above the beach.

jut from + surface

Two rusted pipes jut from the wall behind the washing machine.

Common collocations
  • jut from the wall
  • jut into the lake
  • jut over the entrance
  • jutting rock
  • jutting pipe
Synonyms
  • stick out

    more everyday and conversational

  • protrude

    more formal and often used in technical description

  • project

    neutral and common in architecture or formal writing

Antonyms
  • recede

    to lie or move farther back instead of outward

  • sink in

    to go inward rather than beyond the surface

Grammar Patterns

jut + from + noun

jut + into + noun

jut + over + noun

jut + noun + over/out from + noun

Usage Note

Most often used for rocks, roots, pipes, balconies, and other solid parts that push outward in a visible way. The intransitive pattern is more common; the transitive use appears mainly in descriptions of buildings or structures.

Common Mistakes

The tree jutted in the garden.
A branch jutted into the garden.
'jut' usually names the part that sticks out, not the whole object.

jut — noun

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: verb/1

For this sense, jut gives a strong picture of one solid part pushing out beyond the surface around it. Stick out is the most everyday choice and works in casual speech for almost any object. Protrude is more formal and often appears in medical, scientific, or technical descriptions. Project is neutral and common in writing about buildings, design, and geometry, especially when the shape seems planned rather than accidental. A pipe can stick out from a wall, a bone can protrude through the skin, and a balcony can project over a street. Jut is especially useful when the outward shape looks sharp, firm, or striking to the eye.

stick out ↗protrudeproject ↗

Etymology

English

The origin of jut is uncertain, but English has used it since the 1500s for something that pushes outward beyond the surface around it. That physical image still links both the verb and noun uses today: one describes the action of sticking out, and the other names the part that sticks out.

First known use

1573

1573, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Noun