plural of rut

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rut

(zoology) Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals. / The noise made by deer during sexual excitement. / Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.

(intransitive) To be in the annual rut or mating season. / (intransitive) To have sexual intercourse. / (transitive, rare) To have sexual intercourse with.

A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. / (figuratively) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.

(transitive) To make a furrow.

present participle of rut

(zoology) Pairing; the period of time when certain ungulates mate.

simple past tense and past participle of rut

(of a road etc) Marked or grooved with ruts.