rut

Noun
  1. A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) (synset 113916847)
    is a type of: channel, groove - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
  2. A settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape (synset 101028686)
    "they fell into a conversational rut"
    is a type of: modus operandi, routine - an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
    same as: groove
  3. Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity (synset 114061746)
    is a type of: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
    same as: estrus, heat, oestrus
Verb
  1. Be in a state of sexual excitement;
    Of male mammals (synset 202730580)
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove (synset 201279995)
    "furrow soil"
    is a type of: cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth
    same as: furrow, groove

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