rut

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season.
2. (countable, uncountable)The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.

   “Near-synonyms: grunt, roar”

3. (countable, uncountable)Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
4. (countable, slang, uncountable)In omegaverse fiction, the intense biological urge of an alpha to mate, typically triggered by proximity to an omega in heat.

   “Proximity to an omega in heat can sometimes cause alphas go into rut, an aggressive need for sexual intercourse usually triggered by the scent of an omega in heat.”

   “All the characters in this story pressure Dean to help Castiel through his rut, and clearly consider Dean’s resistance to be immature and an overreaction.”

   “Early in Wicked Game, Steve goes into his first-ever rut.”

5. A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
6. (figuratively)A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
7. (figuratively)A dull routine.

   “Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.”

   “Some people might say my life is in a rut / I'm quite happy with what I got”

verb

1. (intransitive)To be in the annual rut or mating season.
2. (intransitive)To have sexual intercourse.

   ““Well, Mayella was raisin‘ this holy racket so I dropped m’load and run as fast as I could but I run into th’ fence, but when I got distangled I run up to th‘ window and I seen—” Mr. Ewell’s face grew scarlet. He stood up and pointed his finger at Tom Robinson. “—I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella!””

3. (rare, transitive)To have sexual intercourse with.

   ““Alfred,” Ragnar continued scathingly. “All he cares about is rutting girls, which is good![…]””

   “VVhat Piety forbids the luſty Ram / Or more ſalacious Goat, to rut their Dam?”

4. (intransitive, slang)To rub the genitals against something for physical stimulation.

   “Near-synonym: hump”

   “We have just rescued a dog from a shelter; she has a great personality, except the one problem with her is that she ocassionally^([sic]) likes to "rut" against my husband's leg or arm !”

   “I'd bend over and wait...and wait...and wait... finally turning around to see him rutting against a table leg.”

5. (transitive)To make a furrow.