Definition of jut

noun (n)

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun.shape)

  Synonym: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of projecting out from something (noun.act)

  Synonym: jutting, projection, protrusion
  

  source: wordnet30
• That which projects or juts; a projection. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• extend out or project in space (verb.stative)

  Synonym: jut out, project, protrude, stick out
  

  Example:
  His sharp nose jutted out.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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