I. ˈnət noun
Etymology: Middle English nute, note, from Old English hnutu; akin to Old High German nuz nut and perhaps to Latin nux nut
Date: before 12th century
1.
a.
(1) : a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel
(2) : the kernel of a nut
b. : a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a woody pericarp
2.
a. : a hard problem or undertaking
b. : core , heart
3. : a perforated block usually of metal that has an internal screw thread and is used on a bolt or screw for tightening or holding something
4. : the ridge in a stringed instrument (as a violin) over which the strings pass on the upper end of the fingerboard
5. : a small lump (as of butter)
6.
a. : a foolish, eccentric, or crazy person
b. : enthusiast
a movie nut
7. plural : nonsense — often used interjectionally
8. slang : a person's head
9. usually vulgar : testis
10. : the amount of money that must be earned in order to break even
11. : en 1
• nut·like -ˌlīk adjective
II. intransitive verb
( nut·ted ; nut·ting )
Date: 1604
: to gather or seek nuts