What does ruts mean?

Answer 1

Mating season.

Answer 2

Example::

Carts made big ruts in the roads from the brakes on them.

it basically has 2 meanings:

A.

# a groove, furrow, or track, esp. one made in the ground by the passage of wheeled vehicles # a fixed, routine course of action, thought, etc., esp. one regarded as monotonous

B.

# the periodic sexual excitement, or heat, of certain mammals: applied esp. to males, often specif. to those male ruminants in which it occurs once a year # the period during which this occurs

Answer 3

a male animal who fight for female access