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Synonyms for rut

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Synonyms for rut

a habitual, laborious, often tiresome course of action

a regular period of sexual excitement in female mammals

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Synonyms for rut

a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

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a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

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applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

be in a state of sexual excitement

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hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

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OH DEER: The | |testosterone-fuelled fallow deer rutting season is under way
I have never heard of a deliberate attack outside the rutting season.
Permanent deformation or rutting of asphalt reveals itself as depressions which are formed in the pavement's wheel path (Figure 1).
In this study, pavement surface deflections measured prior to trafficking have been related to the rutting performance of four flexible pavement test sections at the FAA's National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF).
An investigation of the site revealed that severe rutting of the asphalt pavement was taking place once again in the westbound turning lane, on the order of 75 to 100 mm.
The rutting season is when the fallow deer males compete for the right to mate with the does by furiously clashing antlers to determine the strongest, most powerful buck in the herd; the deep-sounding belches are the first signs of the rut.
The rutting season is triggered by the shorter daylight hours and cooler weather.
Clancy clearly lays out the secrets for finding and taking down trophy quality whitetail bucks outside of their rutting season.
SAGITTARIUS November 22-December 21 Early in May, new exercise routines get you out of personal ruts and into rutting form.
Upon completion of the curing cycle, the samples were tested in the APA for resistance to rutting.
New environmental rules stipulating the use of wide tires to avoid "rutting," or creating deep dents in the forest floor, are other factors affecting his business.
Excessive permanent deformation in the form of rutting at high service temperatures and thermal cracking at low service temperatures are two major problems affecting the performance of asphalt concrete pavements[ref 1].