noun

1. a groove, furrow, or track, esp. one made in the ground by the passage of wheeled vehicles
2. a fixed, routine course of action, thought, etc., esp. one regarded as monotonous

Etymology: < ? MFr route, route

transitive verb rutted rut′·ted, rutting rut′·ting

noun

1. the periodic sexual excitement, or heat, of certain mammals: applied esp. to males, often specif. to those male ruminants in which it occurs once a year
2. the period during which this occurs

Etymology: ME rutte < OFr ruit < L rugitus, a roaring (as of deer in rut) < rugire, to roar < IE *reuk- < echoic base *reu-, to roar, cry hoarsely > OE ryn, OSlav rykati, to roar

intransitive verb rutted rut′·ted, rutting rut′·ting