jut
Americanverb (used without object)
-
to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed byout ).
The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
noun
-
something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point.
verb
-
to stick out or overhang beyond the surface or main part; protrude or project
noun
-
something that juts out
Other Word Forms
- jutting adjective
- juttingly adverb
- outjut verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of jut
First recorded in 1555–65; variant of jet 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The domes of mosques jut into the air alongside church spires.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Four massive concrete slabs jut into the room at second-story level, a move that is meant to celebrate structure—the museum’s director calls them “internal flying buttresses.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
“Opening the door for this stuff is jut going to open the floodgates. For all kinds of materials. It’s a shame.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025
Now, they see Israeli forces routinely moving around their own village, parts of which jut into the demilitarized zone.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
His jaw had a recalcitrant jut to it that implied a run-in with something—an errant hoof or an ill- placed fence post—but maybe it was the only shape in which it could have been drawn.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.