ruts in English

noun

1

a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.

This resulted in deep ruts and heavy vehicle tyre tracks leaving it looking like a ploughed field.

synonyms: furrow, groove, trough, ditch, hollow, pothole, crater

2

a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change.

the administration was stuck in a rut and was losing its direction

synonyms: boring routine, humdrum existence, habit, dead end

3

an annual period of sexual activity in deer and some other mammals, during which the males fight each other for access to the females.

Kidney mass thus increases in males from the stressful rut period in early winter to the summer months.

verb

1

engage in rutting.

a rutting stag

noun

furrow, groove, trough, ditch, hollow, pothole, crater
boring routine, humdrum existence, habit, dead end
estrus, oestrus, heat
groove

verb

furrow
furrow, groove

Use "ruts" in a sentence

1. 5 The arena was scarred by deep muddy ruts.

2. Ruts made by ancient carriages, Austria

3. 22 My bike bumped over the ruts.

4. Commissary wagons with torn canvas covers rocked through the ruts.

5. It is riven by deep ruts and jagged slabs of asphalt.

6. Ruts and bumps don't present any problems and the Pirelli Dragons just glide over them.

7. 27 But these processes of social progress are leaving millions behind in the familial ruts of stagnation.

8. The sea had worn little ruts in the wood and barnacles were clinging to it everywhere.

9. At other times they plod along in drawn - out lines , creating deep ruts in the dusty soil.

10. But these processes of social progress are leaving millions behind in the familial ruts of stagnation.

11. Some ruts are deeper than others, but all of them can do damage to your career.

12. The narrow, wet road was filled with deep ruts of mud and kept leading farther and farther into the dark forest.

13. Ta' Sannat is in the south of Gozo, popular for its very high cliffs, ancient cart ruts, temples and dolmens, and rich fauna and flora.

14. ‘We bicycled around old town dodging ruts and Chuckholes and ignoring the stares from the locals and uniformed children getting out of school.’

15. For Carder cemetery, there is a short uphill gravel drive at the entrance that is not overly steep, but it may have deep ruts that can catch car tires

16. "Cobblestone ice" is the combination of tire compaction, melting/re-freezing and sand treatment that transform frozen precipitation into dangerous frozen ruts and potholes along the roads and

17. Studien Blottlade alltså en fundamental skillnad i attityder mellan att kunna förutsäga framtiden och att kunna anpassa sig till oväntade händelser

18. Far more common (especially in content from Australian sources) are doggerel/jingle rhyming of "ifs and Buts" with "nuts" (or "ruts" or "guts").

19. Caddien står inte på eller nära spellinjen bakom bollen när spelaren påbörjar att ta sin stans för slaget och, under förutsättning att Caddien inte flyttar till en sådan plats innan slaget slås, så är det inget brott mot Regel 10.2b(4).