RUT

n. & v. --n. 1 a deep track made by the passage of wheels. 2 an established (esp. tedious) mode of practice or procedure. --v.tr. (rutted, rutting) mark with ruts. øin a rut following a fixed (esp. tedious or dreary) pattern of behaviour that is difficult to change. øørutty adj. [prob. f. OF rote (as ROUTE)]