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noun \ ˈhət \

Definition of hut

1 :an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction :shack

2 :a simple shelter from the elements

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smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake

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Most patients have been moved but the hospital hut help with recovery will be needed.

— leada gore, AL.com, "Hurricane Harvey 2017: How to help victims of massive storm pounding Texas," 26 Aug. 2017
When Hawaiian pineapple behemoth Dole first began sponsoring Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room in 1976, the little hut on the border of Adventureland only served pineapple juice and spears.

— beejoli shah, Bon Appetit, "Why Everybody Loooves Dole Whip," 10 Aug. 2017
Quiñonez was born at the opposite end of the development spectrum—he was delivered in the woods while his mother was on a foraging expedition and raised in a stilted hut.

— david biller, Bloomberg.com, "Forced Into the City After 9,000 Years in the Jungle," 8 Aug. 2017
Omanya grew up in Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya, where mud huts and shacks line narrow streets.

— abigail jones, MSNBC Newsweek, "The Period Movement: Meet the Men Fighting to Stop Menstruation-Shaming in the Developing World," 12 July 2017
Tulasi Shahi, 18, was bitten by a poisonous snake while staying in her uncle’s hut.

— claire zillman, Fortune, "The World’s Most Powerful Women: July 12," 12 July 2017
An 18-year-old girl in Nepal reportedly died after she was allegedly bitten by a snake while staying in a menstruation hut.

— Fox News, "Teen dies after being bit by snake in menstruation hut, reports claim," 10 July 2017
Here his specterlike figure appears in the open door of a peasant hut.

— steve johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Directors' choice: Museum heads pick their favorite objects," 7 July 2017
After a few prayers, she was told she was married and sent to his hut.

— TIME.com, "Boko Haram’s Other Victims," 27 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of hut

French hutte, from Old French hute, from Old High German hutta hut; probably akin to Old English hȳd skin, hide

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First Known Use: 1655

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Synonyms

cabin, camp, hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, shack, hutch, hutment, shanty

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lean-to, shed; cot, cottage, lodge; cabana; bungalow, chalet; hogan, wickiup, wigwam; tent

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interjection \ ˈhət , ˈhəp \

Definition of hut

—used to mark a marching cadence

Origin and Etymology of hut

probably alteration of ¹hep

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First Known Use: 1948

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Definition of hut for English Language Learners

: a small and simple house or building

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:a small roughly made and often temporary dwelling

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