v. jut·ted, jut·ting, juts v.intr. To extend outward or upward beyond the limits of the main body; project: "He had a sharp crooked nose jutting out of a lean dancer's face" (Graham Greene). See Synonyms at bulge. v.tr. To cause to jut. n. 1. The act or condition of jutting: a pronounced jut of the chin. 2. Something that protrudes; a projection: "a jut of untrimmed mustache" (William Faulkner). [Middle English jutten, from gete, iutei, jetty, projecting upper story, from Old French jetee; see JETTY1.] |
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