- nut [countable]
- 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
informalsomeone who is crazy or behaves strangely : - My dad is such a nut.
- What are you, some kind of nut?
- 4
golf/opera etc nut
informalsomeone 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] informala man's testicles - 6
the nuts and bolts of something
informalthe practical details of a subject or job : - the nuts and bolts of government
- 7
tough/hard nut
informalsomeone 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
British English spoken informalto be crazy : - You must be off your nut!
- 10
do your nut
British English spokento become very angry or worried : - I didn't get home till three - my mum did her nut!
- 11
head
British English spoken old-fashionedyour head or brain - somebody's nut
- Oh come on, use your nut!
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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