rut

rut

noun

Definition of RUT

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity <I've fallen into a rut, watching television and then going to bed every night>

Synonyms drill, grind, groove, lockstep, pattern, rote, rut, treadmill

Related Words daily dozen, regimen; housekeeping; custom, fashion, habit, practice (also practise), trick, wont; approach, manner, method, procedure, strategy, style, tack, technique, way; design, plan, program, scheme; convention, policy, tradition