rut

Universal Words noun 1 [C] a deep track that a wheel makes in soft ground: It was difficult to walk in the muddy ruts left by the tractor. 2 [C] a boring way of life that does not change: I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut. * If you don't go out and meet new people, it's easy to get into a rut. 3 [U] (also the rut) [sing.] the time of year when male animals, especially deer, become sexually active: stags fighting during the rut seealsoRUTTED, RUTTING \