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to jut out

to jut out

9 3.4
To stick out from a surface like a rock or shelf
  • phrasal verb
  • /dʒʌt aʊt/
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  • A few tents dwarfed by a huge temple door jutting out of the sand.

Spires of consciousness jutting out of the soil.

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Examples

  • You see that rock that juts out from the face of the mountain?

    David and Bathsheba (1951)

  • We tie up at a long, spindly pier jutting out from Pilottown.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Only a small section of the other truck juts out of the water.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • So on this side where it juts out, we have the hallway guest bathroom.

  • Phil is behind him at a little desk that juts out from the left wall.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • A tangle of wires juts out of an open panel under its tail.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Major Angus MacDougal saw the downed tree jutting out from the bank at a bend in the river.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • At last, the colony's nursery and dining hall appeared, jutting out of the hillside below the sapphire mine.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The car's gearshift, which jutted out from the dashboard, looked as flimsy as the Algerian defense.

    Academic text (2010)

  • You see that rock that juts out from the face of the mountain?

Synonyms

to stick out
vsto jut out
61 3.2

To extend beyond a surface or edge

is the standard phrase for the action of extending past edges
to protrude
vsto jut out
31 5.8

To stick out from a surface or edge

is the neutral verb for extending outward beyond the usual limit
to project
vsto jut out
23 4.3

To stick out from a surface

is the broader verb for making parts reach beyond their surface limits
to jut
vsto jut out
19 4.8

To stick out from a surface, as when a balcony hangs over a street

is the ordinary term for extending outward past surrounding edges
to poke out
vsto jut out
16 3.5

To stick out from something like a wall or table

is the neutral verb for the same outward extension without extra nuance
sticking out
vsto jut out
15 2.9

Coming out past a surface so it can be seen

is the general label used for outward extensions beyond surfaces
to overhang
vsto jut out
7 3.6

To stick out over the edge of something

is the general action of extending outward, not only past edges
projecting
vsto jut out
4.2

Sticks out from a surface or edge

is the common verb for the same outward extension
jutting
vsto jut out
4.8

Sticking out from a surface or edge

is the general action term for extension beyond a surface
protruding
vsto jut out
4.2

Sticking out from a surface like a nail or branch

is the general action of extending outward beyond a boundary
to exsert
vsto jut out
  • Specialized
9.9

To stick out from something

is the neutral action term rather than a forceful push
to protuberate
vsto jut out
9.9

To stick out from a surface like a bump

is the broader term for outward extension rather than bulging

Antonyms

to recede
29 4.8

To move back or become less strong

How Far

to overhang
7 3.6
to protrude
31 5.8
to jut out
9 3.4
to stick out
61 3.2
to poke out
16 3.5

Surface Forms

jut out infinitive
jut out past
jut out past participle
jutting out present participle
juts out third person singular

Morphology

jut + out

The meaning 'to extend outward or project' is directly and transparently built from 'jut' (to project or stick out) plus the directional particle 'out', so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning. This verb + particle pattern is a common, literal composition in English (similar to 'stick out'), making it easily comprehensible at B1.

Etymology

Jut out comes from the simple picture of something like a rock or a chin that juts forward and out from a flat surface. So, when something juts out, it 'extends outward' past the line around it.