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Rut
01
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
02
a groove or track made in a road by cars driving over it many times
03
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
to rut
01
to go through a period of sexual activity or sexual aggression, especially in certain animals during their mating season
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hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
Example
The car's tires had worn deep ruts in the muddy road.
The ruts made driving difficult for small cars.
The dirt road was full of deep ruts after the heavy rain.
They graded the road to smooth out the ruts.
She navigated carefully to avoid the ruts in the gravel path.
