rut

  • (noun): Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals.
  • (noun): The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
  • (noun): Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
  • (verb): To be in the annual rut or mating season.
  • (verb): To have sexual intercourse.
  • (verb): To have sexual intercourse with.