jut meaning and definition

JUT noun

Definition of jut (noun)

1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
   • "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
   • synonyms: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
2. the act of projecting out from something
   • synonyms: jutting, projection, protrusion

JUT verb

Definition of jut (verb)

1. extend out or project in space
   • "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
   • synonyms: jut out, project, protrude, stick out