rut
nounUK /rʌt/
US /rʌt/
A deep track made in the ground by wheels.
The truck's wheels left a deep rut in the mud.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A boring way of life that never changes.
He felt stuck in a rut at his job.
3. A yearly time when male deer fight for mates.
The stags are in rut during the autumn.
4. A long deep cut or mark on a surface.
A rut ran across the old wooden table.