Meaning of rut | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
2. Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season.
   countable, uncountable
3. A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
   figuratively
4. The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
   countable, uncountable
5. A dull routine.
   figuratively
6. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
   countable, uncountable
7. In omegaverse fiction, the intense biological urge of an alpha to mate, typically triggered by proximity to an omega in heat.
   countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: grunt, roar”

“Proximity to an omega in heat can sometimes cause alphas go into rut, an aggressive need for sexual intercourse usually triggered by the scent of an omega in heat.”

“All the characters in this story pressure Dean to help Castiel through his rut, and clearly consider Dean’s resistance to be immature and an overreaction.”

“Early in Wicked Game, Steve goes into his first-ever rut.”

“Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.”

“Some people might say my life is in a rut / I'm quite happy with what I got”

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