Definition

1. Verb:

   • To extend out or project beyond a main surface or line; to stick out prominently.
   • To cause to project or protrude.

2. Noun:

   • Something that bulges out, protrudes, or projects from its surroundings.
   • The act or fact of projecting outward.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:

  • The cliff juts into the sea. (The cliff extends sharply out into the sea.)
  • Be careful not to hit the beam that juts from the wall. (Be careful not to hit the beam that sticks out from the wall.)
  • His chin jutted defiantly as he spoke. (His chin projected forward in a defiant manner as he spoke.)

• Noun:

  • The map showed a small jut of land into the bay. (The map showed a small projection of land into the bay.)
  • The architect designed a dramatic jut of glass from the building's facade. (The architect designed a dramatic protrusion of glass from the building's front.)

Advanced Usage

• "jut out": This is a very common phrasal verb form, emphasizing the action of extending outward.
  • Several large rocks jut out from the hillside, making the climb dangerous.
• "jut forth": A more literary or formal synonym for "jut out."
  • Towers of ancient stone jutted forth against the sky.

Variants and Related Words

• Jutting (adjective): Projecting outwards.
  • He has a jutting jaw.
• Protrusion (noun): Something that protrudes; a synonym for the noun "jut."
• Protuberance (noun): A thing that protrudes from something else; often used in technical or anatomical contexts.

Synonyms

• Protrude: To stick out from a surface.
• Project: To extend outward beyond something else.
• Stick out: A more informal synonym.
• Bulge: To swell or curve outward.

Antonyms

• Recede: To move back or away.
• Indent: To form a recess or hollow.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "jut one's chin/jaw": To thrust one's chin forward, often as a sign of determination, defiance, or deep thought.
  • She jutted her chin, ready to argue her point.
• "jut into": Used to describe something projecting into a space (e.g., a bay, a room).
  • The peninsula juts into the ocean for miles.

Noun

1. the act of projecting out from something
2. 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

Verb

1. extend out or project in space
   • His sharp nose jutted out
   • A single rock sticks out from the cliff