nut

nut
nut1 S3 [nʌt] n
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1¦(food)¦
2¦(tool)¦
3¦(crazy person)¦
4 golf/opera etc nut
5¦(sex organ)¦
6 the nuts and bolts of something
7 tough/hard nut
8 a hard/tough nut to crack
9 be off your nut
10 do your nut
11¦(head)¦
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[: Old English; Origin: hnutu]
1.) ¦(FOOD)¦
a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree
▪ a pine nut
▪ roasted nuts
▪ We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts (=opening them) .
2.) ¦(TOOL)¦
a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a ↑bolt to fasten things together
▪ Use a wrench to loosen the nut.
3.) ¦(CRAZY PERSON)¦ informal
someone who is crazy or behaves strangely
▪ My dad is such a nut.
▪ What are you, some kind of nut?
4.) golf/opera etc nut informal
someone who is very interested in golf etc
→↑fanatic
▪ You don't have to be a sports nut to enjoy skiing.
5.) ¦(SEX ORGAN)¦
nuts [plural] informal
a man's ↑testicles
6.) the nuts and bolts of sth informal
the practical details of a subject or job
▪ the nuts and bolts of government
7.) tough/hard nut informal
someone who is difficult to deal with
▪ He may have softened a bit in his old age but he's still a tough nut.
8.) a hard/tough nut to crack
a difficult problem or situation
▪ Celtic have lost only once this season and will be a tough nut to crack.
9.) be off your nut
BrE spoken informal to be crazy
▪ You must be off your nut!
10.) do your nut
BrE spoken to become very angry or worried
▪ I didn't get home till three - my mum did her nut!
11.) ¦(HEAD)¦
BrE spoken old-fashioned your head or brain
sb's nut
▪ Oh come on, use your nut !
nut 2
nut2 past tense and past participle nutted present participle nutting
v [T] BrE spoken
to hit someone with your head
▪ He just turned round and nutted me!

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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