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nut

UK
/nʌt/
US
/nʌt/

Translations

nutnoun
nuts
pl
UK
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US
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The squirrel gathered nuts for the winter.
L'écureuil a ramassé des noix pour l'hiver.
couillesArgot vulgaire, généralement au pluriel.
He doubled over after being hit in the nuts.
Il s'est plié en deux après avoir reçu un coup dans les couilles.
silletMusique.
The guitar’s nut was worn down and needed to be replaced.
Le sillet de la guitare était usé et devait être remplacé.
passionnéSe dit d'une personne très enthousiaste pour une activité ou un centre d'intérêt.
She's a real fitness nut, spending hours at the gym every day.
C'est une vraie passionnée de fitness, elle passe des heures à la salle de sport chaque jour.
He tightened the nut on the bolt to secure the shelf.
Il a serré l'écrou sur le boulon pour fixer l'étagère.
Additional translations
fouFamilier.
Synonyms
kernel
hard-shelled fruit
drupaceous fruit
fruit
seed
nutverb
nutted
Past Simple
nutted
Past Participle
nutting
Gerund
UK
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US
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ramasser des noix
Every autumn, the squirrels nut in the forest to prepare for winter.
Chaque automne, les écureuils ramassent des noix dans la forêt pour se préparer à l'hiver.
donner un coup de tête à
In a fit of anger, he threatened to nut the man who insulted him.
Pris de colère, il a menacé de donner un coup de tête à l'homme qui l'avait insulté.
Additional translations
éjaculerArgot vulgaire.
nutadjective
UK
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US
/nʌt/
Used attributively to denote that something contains, is made of, or relates to nuts (e.g., nut butter, nut allergy).
aux noixEmploi attributif.
She is allergic to nut oils.
Elle est allergique aux huiles aux noix.

Definitions

nutnoun
A hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.
The squirrel gathered nuts for the winter.
A small piece of metal or other material, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole through it, used for fastening onto a bolt.
He tightened the nut on the bolt to secure the shelf.
A person who is very enthusiastic about or devoted to a particular interest or activity.
She's a real fitness nut, spending hours at the gym every day.
A crazy or eccentric person.
Everyone thought he was a nut for jumping into the freezing lake.
The small strip, typically of bone, plastic, or metal, at the head of the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass.
The guitar’s nut was worn down and needed to be replaced.
(slang, usually plural) A testicle.
He doubled over after being hit in the nuts.
nutverb
To gather or collect nuts.
Every autumn, the squirrels nut in the forest to prepare for winter.
To hit or strike someone with one's head.
In a fit of anger, he threatened to nut the man who insulted him.
(slang, vulgar) To ejaculate semen.
He almost nutted when he heard the surprising news.
nutadjective
(attributive) Containing, made of, or relating to nuts.
She is allergic to nut oils.
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