hut

UK: /ˈhʌt/ US: /hʌt/ ,(hut)

Inflections of 'hut' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

huts

v 3rd person singular

hutting

v pres p

hutted

v past

hutted

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

hut /hʌt/   n. [countable]

1. a small dwelling or building of simple construction.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

hut  (hut), n., v., hut•ted, hut•ting. 
n. 

1. a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, esp. one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
2. a simple roofed shelter, often with one or two sides left open.
3. Military a wooden or metal structure for the temporary housing of troops.

v.t. 

4. to furnish with a hut as temporary housing;
   billet.

v.i. 

5. to lodge or take a shelter in a hut.

• WGmc *hudjā; akin to hide¹
• Frankish, cognate with Old Saxon hutta, Old High German hutt(e)a
• French hutte
• 1645–55

hut′like′, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. shed, hovel.

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hut / hʌt/ noun

1. a small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal

verb

1. to furnish with or live in a hut

Etymology: 17th Century: from French hutte, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hutta a crude dwelling

ˈhutˌlike adjective