Meaning & Definition of Jut in English

1. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

• "The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"

• "The hump of a camel"

• "He stood on the rocky prominence"

• "The occipital protuberance was well developed"

• "The bony excrescence between its horns"

2. The act of projecting out from something

1. Extend out or project in space

• "His sharp nose jutted out"

• "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"