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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nut /nʌt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Food, Botanya dry fruit made up of a kernel that may be eaten, and enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Botanythe kernel itself.
- Botanya hard, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn.
- a block, usually of metal, made with a threaded hole so that it can be screwed down on a bolt to hold together objects through which the bolt passes.
- Slang Termsa person who is greatly interested in or enthusiastic about something;
devotee:She's a sports nut. - Slang Terms
- a foolish, silly, or eccentric person.
- an insane person.
Idioms- a hard or tough nut to crack:
- Idiomsa difficult problem:Getting a tax refund this year is going to be a tough nut to crack.
- Idiomsa person difficult to understand or convince.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nut (nut),USA pronunciation n., v., nut•ted, nut•ting. n. - Food, Botanya dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Botanythe kernel itself.
- Botanya hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn.
- any of various devices or ornaments resembling a nut.
- a block, usually of metal and generally square or hexagonal, perforated with a threaded hole so that it can be screwed down on a bolt to hold together objects through which the bolt passes.
- Slang Termsthe head.
- Slang Terms
- a person who is very enthusiastic about something;
buff;
enthusiast;
devotee:He's a real circus nut. - an extremely concerned or zealous person:My boss is a nut on double-checking everything.
- Slang Terms
- a foolish, silly, or eccentric person.
- [Offensive.]an insane person;
psychotic.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). a testis.
- Show Business, Informal Terms[Informal.]
- the operating expenses, usually figured weekly, of a theatrical production or other commercial enterprise;
a break-even point. - the total cost of producing a theatrical production or of forming and opening any new business venture.
- Music and Dance(in instruments of the violin family)
- the ledge, as of ebony, at the upper end of the fingerboard, over which the strings pass.
- the movable piece at the lower end of the bow, by means of which the hairs may be slackened or tightened.
- Printingen (def. 2).
- Idioms from soup to nuts. See soup (def. 6).
- hard nut to crack:
- Idiomsa problem difficult to solve;
a formidable undertaking. - Idiomsa person difficult to know, understand, or convince. Also, tough nut to crack.
- Slang Terms off one's nut:
- Idioms[Sometimes Offensive.]foolish, silly, or insane.
- Idiomsconfused;
unreasonable. - Idiomsmistaken or wrong:You're off your nut if you think such a plan can succeed.
v.i. - to seek for or gather nuts:to go nutting in late autumn.
- bef. 900; 1900–05 for def. 8b; Middle English nute, Old English hnutu; cognate with Dutch noot, German Nuss, Old Norse hnot; akin to Latin nux
- Eastern Religionsthe goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
N.U.T., [Brit.]- British TermsNational Union of Teachers.
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