jutting (n.)

  1. the act of projecting out from something

    [ Syn: protrusion , projection , jut ]

    jutting (adj.)

  1. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; the jutting limb of a tree; massive projected buttresses; his protruding ribs; a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck

    [ Syn: projected , projecting , protruding , relieved , sticking , sticking out ]

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