Definitions

1. noun

A groove or path made by the passage of people or animals, especially a path worn in the ground by a repeated route.

“The farmer followed the rut in the field where the tractor had been driving.”

2. noun

A state of dullness or routine, especially a repeated and unchanging pattern of behavior.

“After a few years of marriage, she fell into a rut and felt like she was just going through the motions.”

3. verb

To make a rut or path, especially by repeated use.

“The farmer had to rut the field to make it accessible for his tractor.”

4. verb

To become dull or routine, especially to become stuck in a repeated and unchanging pattern of behavior.

“She felt like she was ruting her life away with the same routine every day.”