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noun
- 1. a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel: "he was cracking nuts with his teeth"
- 2. a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to a bolt as a fastener: "fix the new pipe and tighten the nuts"
verb
- 1. butt (someone) with one's head: informal British "I thought he was going to nut me in the face"
- 2. gather nuts: archaic "in autumn children would go nutting"
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a person who behaves in a very silly, stupid, or strange way: What kind of nut would leave a car on a railway track? [ C ] informal. someone who is extremely enthusiastic about a particular activity or thing: James is a tennis nut - he plays every day. See also. nuts adjective informal. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of NUT is a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel. How to use nut in a sentence.
Nut definition: a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.. See examples of NUT used in a sentence.
Definition of nut noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. nut. noun. /nʌt/ Idioms. (often in compounds) a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees. to crack a nut (= open it) a cashew nut. a hazelnut. nuts and raisins. chopped nuts. She is allergic to nuts. She has a severe nut allergy. a nut roast/cutlet.
A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together.
a piece of metal with a hole in it through which you put a bolt (= metal pin) to hold pieces of wood or metal together. nut noun [C] (KEEN) a person who is keen on a particular subject or hobby: She's a real sports nut. Idioms. the nuts and bolts. (Definition of nut from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
nut. (nŭt) n. 1. a. An indehiscent fruit having a single seed enclosed in a hard shell, such as an acorn or hazelnut. b. The usually edible seed of such a fruit. c. Any of various other usually edible seeds enclosed in a hard covering such as a seed coat or the stone of a drupe, as in a pine nut, peanut, almond, or walnut. 2. Slang. a.
A nut is a kind of fruit made of a large, edible seed with a very hard shell around it. The nuts that squirrels typically gather (sometimes storing them temporarily in their cheek pouches) are acorns.
a piece of metal with a hole in it through which you put a bolt (= metal pin) to hold pieces of wood or metal together. nut noun [C] (KEEN) a person who is keen on a particular subject or hobby: She's a real sports nut. Idioms. the nuts and bolts. (Definition of nut from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
a person who is very enthusiastic about something; buff; enthusiast; devotee: He's a real circus nut.
