hut

noun \ ˈhət \

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

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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Examples of hut in a Sentence

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

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Entire villages have been burned with flame throwers, boys and girls locked in straw huts, and lit on fire.

— Fox News, "What does the US accomplish by striking Syria?," 13 Apr. 2018
On the hill’s summit was a small hut, surrounded by maybe a half-dozen pine trees.

— david fettling, Longreads, "Uncomfortable Silences: A Walk in Myanmar," 29 Mar. 2018
Still, Moada sat beside her hut made of leaves and dared to be optimistic.

— nicholas kristof, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Conflict is more profitable than peace’," 26 Mar. 2018
For Wallace, this would mark the end of a productive day and the return to his meager hut.

— mark johanson, chicagotribune.com, "Paradise takes many forms on this Indonesian archipelago," 23 Mar. 2018
In August, the military tore down Camp Iguana, a prison within the prison of wooden huts where the Pentagon housed captives who had been ordered released by the courts as unlawfully detained.

— carol rosenberg, miamiherald, "Pentagon plans to raze Camp X-Ray, Guantánamo’s eyesore and enduring symbol of torture | Miami Herald," 6 Mar. 2018
On Tuesday evening, Glossip ate his last meal for a second time: a medium double bacon double cheese pizza from Pizza hut, two orders of fish and chips from Long John Silver’s, a Baconator and strawberry malt from Wendy’s.

— lauren walker, Newsweek, "Oklahoma Governor Issues Richard Glossip Last-Minute Stay," 30 Sep. 2015
But Rowling's intentions are surely much different than Hagrid's, who lived and entertained guests (and injured hippogriffs) in his little hut.

— jamie wiebe, House Beautiful, "JK Rowling Is Building Her Very Own Hagrid Hut," 17 Oct. 2014
The group had set off from an Alpine hut earlier in the day to cross the famed Aletsch Glacier in southern Switzerland to the Fiescheralp area.

— Fox News, "Swiss Alps avalanche leaves 3 dead, 2 injured near glacier," 1 Apr. 2018

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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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hut Synonyms

Synonyms

cabin, camp, hovel, hutch, shack, shanty;

Related Words

lean-to, shed;

cot, cottage, lodge;

cabana;

bungalow, chalet;

hogan, wickiup, wigwam;

tent;

hut

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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hut

noun

Definition of hut for English Language Learners

: a small and simple house or building

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hut

noun \ ˈhət \

Definition of hut for Students

: a small roughly made and often temporary dwelling

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