rut
noun
- depression or groove worn into a road or path
- mating season of ruminant mammals
verb
- put ruts in, furrow
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹʌt/ [ɹʌʔ] / /ɹʊt/
noun
Etymology: Probably from Middle English route, from Middle French route (“road”), from Old French route. See also rutter.
- A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
- A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
- A dull routine.
“Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.”
“Some people might say my life is in a rut / I'm quite happy with what I got”
verb
Etymology: Probably from Middle English route, from Middle French route (“road”), from Old French route. See also rutter.
- To make a furrow.