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What (who) is rutted - definition
rutted
1.
A rutted road or track is very uneven because it has long, deep, narrow marks in it made by the wheels of vehicles.
...an uncomfortable ride along deeply rutted roads.
ADJ: oft adv ADJ
2.
see also rut
Rutted
·Impf & ·p.p. of Rut.
rut
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Ruts; Rutting; Rut (disambiguation)
rut1
¦ noun
1. a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.
2. a routine or pattern of behaviour that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change.
Derivatives
rutted adjective
rutty adjective
Origin
C16: prob. from OFr. rute (see route).
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rut2
¦ noun an annual period of sexual activity in deer and some other mammals, during which the males fight each other for access to the females.
¦ verb (ruts, rutting, rutted) engage in such activity.
Derivatives
ruttish adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. rugitus, from rugire 'to roar'.
Examples of use of rutted
1. The streets, mere dirt tracks, are potholed and rutted.
2. The few rutted roads are often washed–out and impassable.
3. Teenagers on crutches play soccer on a rutted, dusty field.
4. Yet new, expensive SUVs and big Toyota pickups ply the rutted streets.
5. The streets were rutted with potholes and often made out of seashells and cheap asphalt.