Nut | Mean of nut in English Dictionary

/ˈnʌt/

• Noun
• a small dry fruit with a hard shell that grows on trees, bushes, etc.
1. The squirrel cracked/opened the nut and ate the meat inside.
2. walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and other nuts
• the inside part of a nut that is used as food
1. The squirrel sat and ate the nut.
2. Are you allergic to nuts?
3. a bowl of nuts and raisins
• a piece of metal that has a hole through it so that it can be screwed onto a bolt or screw

• a crazy or strange person
1. That guy is a real nut.
• a person who is very interested in or enthusiastic about something
1. She's a real baseball/car/health/movie/travel nut.
• a man's testicles
1. He got kicked in the nuts.
• a person or thing that is difficult to deal with, understand, or influence
1. The team's defense is a tough nut to crack.
2. The problem is a hard nut to crack.
3. He's a tough nut, but I think I can get him to agree to the contract.
• the basic parts or details of an activity, job, etc.
1. She's still learning the nuts and bolts of the business.
2. Tell me what the nuts and bolts of the plan involve.