nut
/nʌt/
verb
- To hit someone's head with one's own head (informal, often used in sports).
- The soccer player accidentally nutted the opponent during a header.
- He was sent off for nutting the referee.
- In the fight, one guy nutted the other right in the face.
noun
- A dry fruit with a hard shell that contains a seed that can be eaten.
- She cracked open a walnut and ate the nut inside.
- The squirrel buried a nut in the garden for winter.
- Nuts like almonds and cashews are healthy snacks.
- A small piece of metal with a hole through it that screws onto a bolt to hold things together.
- He tightened the nut with a wrench to secure the shelf.
- She bought a pack of nuts and bolts from the hardware store.
- The bicycle wheel came loose because the nut had fallen off.
- A person who is very enthusiastic about something or acts in a strange or crazy way (informal).
- She's a history nut and can name every U.S. president in order.
- Don't listen to him — he's a nut who believes in conspiracy theories.
- My uncle is a total fitness nut who goes to the gym every day.
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