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rut
noun
verb
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
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noun
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
“they fell into a conversational rut”
noun
a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
noun
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
verb
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
“furrow soil”
verb
be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
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they fell into a conversational rut
furrow soil
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