Phrasal Verbs

jut out

This page is about the phrasal verb jut out

Meaning

If something juts out, it is further forward than usual or it sticks out more than usual.

Synonym

stick out, protrude

For example

  • jut out The front of his car got hit because it jutted out into a busy traffic lane.

  • be jutting out If the broken pipe hadn't been jutting out from the wall, I wouldn't have tripped over it.

Quick Quiz

We saw some of their bones jutting out, so we knew the horses were

a. not getting enough to eat

b. getting plenty to eat

c. getting plenty of exercise
a) not getting enough to eat b) getting plenty to eat c) getting plenty of exercise

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Contributor: Matt Errey