~ 1
■ noun
1》 a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.
2》 a routine or pattern of behaviour that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change.
Derivatives
~ted adjective
~ty adjective
Origin
C16: prob. from OFr. ~e (see route ).
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~ 2
■ noun an annual period of sexual activity in deer and some other mammals, during which the males fight each other for access to the females.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted ) engage in such activity.
Derivatives
~tish adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. rugitus , from rugire 'to roar'.