JUTTING
Dictionary entry overview: What does jutting mean?
• JUTTING (noun)
The noun JUTTING has 1 sense:
1. the act of projecting out from something
Familiarity information: JUTTING used as a noun is very rare.
• JUTTING (adjective)
The adjective JUTTING has 1 sense:
1. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
Familiarity information: JUTTING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JUTTING (noun)
Meaning:
The act of projecting out from something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
jutting; jut; protrusion; projection
Hypernyms ("jutting" is a kind of...):
change of shape (an action that changes the shape of something)
• JUTTING (adjective)
Meaning:
Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
Synonyms:
sticking; protruding; projecting; sticking out; jutting; projected
Context examples:
the jutting limb of a tree / massive projected buttresses / his protruding ribs / a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck
Similar:
protrusive (thrusting outward)
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