noun
- a deep track or groove made by wheels or repeated passage
- a fixed routine or pattern of behavior that is difficult to change
Usage: figurative
verb
- to make ruts or grooves in something
Examples
- The wagon wheels left deep ruts in the muddy road.
- Heavy trucks had worn ruts into the dirt path.
- She felt stuck in a rut at her boring job.
- After years of the same routine, he was in a creative rut.
- The rain will rut the soft ground if we drive on it.
- Don’t rut the lawn with your bicycle tires.