Same old, same old (3 letters)

{ Answer }

RUT

{ Related Clues }

Furrow
Grind
Groove
Pothole
Dull procedure
Dull routine
Groove in a road
Line at a track
Monotonous situation
Muffler mangler
Progress preventer
Street wear?
Suicus (3)
Tire trapper
Wheel track
Carriage drawn by oxen
Part of a bad road
Same old grind
Same old routine
Same old same old
Relentless nine-to-five gig, e.g.

{ Tags }

daily, dull, eg, furrow, get, grind, groove, hazard, menace, muffler, old, point, pothole, progress, road, routine, rut, same, sticking, track, wheel

{ Notes }

The answer RUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.

{ Definition }

RUT as a noun:

1. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

2. (rut, groove) = a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"

3. (estrus, oestrus, heat, rut) = applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

RUT as a verb:

1. be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals

2. (furrow, rut, groove) = hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"