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rut

/ɹʌt/
noun
  1. Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals.

  2. The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.

  3. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.

verb
  1. To be in the annual rut or mating season.

  2. To have sexual intercourse.

  3. To have sexual intercourse with.

Synonymsblissom, brim, bull, oestruate, do it, get some

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