NUT


Meaning of NUT in English

■ noun

1》 a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel.

↘the hard kernel of such a fruit.

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.

↘the part at the lower end of a violin bow with a screw for adjusting the tension of the hair.

3》 informal a crazy or eccentric person.

↘an obsessive enthusiast or devotee.

4》 informal a person's head.

5》 a small lump of coal.

6》 ( ~s ) vulgar slang a man's testicles.

7》 the fixed ridge on the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted )

1》 Brit. informal butt with one's head.

2》 [usu. as noun ~ting ] archaic gather ~s.

Phrases

do one's ~ Brit. informal be extremely angry or agitated.

~s and bolts informal the basic practical details.

a tough (or hard ) ~ to crack informal a problem or an opponent that is hard to solve or overcome.

use (or take ) a sledgehammer to crack a ~ informal use disproportionately drastic measures to deal with a simple problem.

Origin

OE h~u , of Gmc origin.

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