ute
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- noun
- Australian
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ute
- Love that Camaro-nosed ute almost as much as I love the old '58 El Camino.
- sport ute
- luxury sport ute
- big sport ute
They, the police said the police said like the ute's name.
- They, the police said the police said like the ute's name.
- But the utes that I'm was a bit thinking, whoa, they're blowing, They're all blowing.
- And I mean, I don't know what state this is going to be in because we've already used it, but it comes with a little Ute bag with the tools in.
Examples
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The parking lot was almost empty; her sport ute was parked close to the Frankenfool building.
Fiction book (2002) -
Ricky Baker, you are not driving this ute.
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You pull that ute over right now or you're going to be in a whole lot of trouble, son!
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The drive in, the Holden ute.
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They're in the back of the ute.
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"We have been told there were about 100 guests at the function, and any one of them could have information that is vital to our investigation," he said, adding that a blue ute was seen in the area during the shooting.
Blog text (23) -
You don't see Ferrari trying to suck in the ute market now, do you?
Blog text (3) -
A witness told smh.com.au that two men wearing balaclavas and carrying guns had driven to the function centre in a blue ute.
Blog text (23) -
Come on - where else would Santa pull a ute instead of a sleigh and use 'roos instead of reindeer?
Blog text (32) -
He loaded the furniture into the back of his ute before moving to a new house.
Synonyms
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A small truck with an open back for carrying goods
A small truck used to carry goods short distances
Compounds
- Specialized
A language that the Ute people speak in parts of the western United States
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ute is a short form of utility, which means 'useful'. In Australia and New Zealand a ute is a 'useful' small truck with an open back for carrying goods.