nut


Definition: Meaning of, nut in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nʌt /

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nut nuts
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  1. food a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree
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  2. tool a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a BOLT to fasten things together
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  3. crazy person informal someone who is crazy or behaves strangely
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  4. golf/opera etc nut informal someone who is very interested in golf etc [↪  fanatic]
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  5. sex organ nuts [plural] informal a man's TESTICLE s
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  6. the nuts and bolts of something informal the practical details of a subject or job
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  7. tough/hard nut informal someone who is difficult to deal with
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  8. a hard/tough nut to crack a difficult problem or situation
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  9. be off your nut British English spoken informal to be crazy
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  10. do your nut British English spoken to become very angry or worried
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  11. head British English spoken old-fashioned your head or brain
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
nut nutted nutted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
nutting nuts
[transitive] [British English] [spoken]
  1. to hit someone with your head [=  headbutt]
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Nut


Definition: Meaning of, Nut in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nʊt /

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  1. egyptian goddess of the sky
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Nut used in phrases

  • Chile nut (noun)
    1. chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
  • Chilean nut (noun)
    1. chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
  • European nut pine (noun)
    1. medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds
  • Jesuits' nut (noun)
    1. a variety of water chestnut
  • Mexican nut pine (noun)
    1. a small two-needled or three-needled piñon of Mexico and southern Texas
  • NUT, the
    1. the National Union of Teachers one of the main professional TRADE UNION s which represents teachers in England and Wales, in both government and private schools
  • Queensland nut (noun)
    1. bushy tree with pink to purple flowers
  • apple nut (noun)
    1. nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons
  • areca nut (noun)
    1. seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
  • babassu nut (noun)
    1. hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm
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