nut
- noun
- /nʌt/
- As he twists, grimaces, and kicks to get off the lug nuts, it starts to rain.
- nuts and bolts
- hex nut
- nut and washer
There we go and then we will put the nuts back on and tighten them down.
- There we go and then we will put the nuts back on and tighten them down.
- So my mom went and got a nut in a bolt.
Examples
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OK, let's start by just undoing these two little nuts at the back.
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A thread shaft runs through a nut incorporated in the sliding bracket.
Academic text (1991) -
You want a Bolt, you want a nut, you want a steering wheel.
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Also, the nut is spinning freely in the disc.
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But it's a racing-roadster wheel nut, Jack.
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Hold on to your lug nuts!
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Also in the trunk is the center lock nut remover for the center lock wheels.
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The bottom disk can swivel, and I lock it in place with a nut welded onto the bolt.
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The puller's knurled adjustment nut requires only 8.5 turns to secure the puller.
Academic text (1995) -
You need to use a wrench to tighten the nut on that bolt.
Synonyms
An extra nut screwed onto a main nut to stop it coming loose
A small metal piece with two flat wings you turn by hand
A small metal piece with six flat sides that screws onto a bolt to hold things together
A small metal piece with four flat sides that fits on a bolt to hold things together
A small nut with ridged wings you can turn by hand
A second metal piece that screws onto a bolt to stop it from loosening
A small metal piece you tighten to press seal material and stop leaks on valves or pumps
Idioms
- Offensive
To release semen during sex and used jokingly to show extreme excitement
To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task
- Informal
To use far more force or effort than needed for a small task
Compounds
- Indian
A seed chewed with betel leaves and lime to make you feel more awake, often in South and Southeast Asia
Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing
A large nut you can eat with a hard brown shell and creamy white inside from South America
- Specialized
A shrub that attaches to hemlock roots and has small green flowers and soft fruits
- Specialized
A large nut from a palm that gives oil and has a hard shell carved like ivory
A thick cooking oil from the nuts of a cohune palm that people also use to make soap
- Specialized
A bitter brown seed from a West African tree that contains caffeine and is used to flavor drinks
A fragrant black seed from the tonka bean tree used like vanilla in food and perfume
- Specialized
A hard brown nut from a South American palm used for carving and instead of ivory
A sweet moist loaf that has chopped dates and nuts, often eaten as a snack or dessert
A plant from Europe with small edible tubers that people eat and use to add flavor
- Indian
A seed from a palm tree chewed with betel leaves and lime in South and Southeast Asia
A medium-sized tree from southern Europe with a wide top that makes edible seeds like small almonds
A liquid from the nuts of a tropical tree that people use for cooking and for skin and hair
A tropical tree that produces large brown nuts containing caffeine used to make cola drinks
A bitter brown seed from a West African tree used to help people feel more awake and flavor cola
A small pine tree from Mexico and southern Texas with edible seeds and short needles
- UK
A large brown nut from an African tree that contains caffeine and gives cola flavor
- Specialized
A small metal piece with six flat sides that screws onto a bolt to hold things together
A South American palm tree with no visible trunk that produces hard white nuts used for carving
- Jargon
A strong metal part that holds a helicopter's rotor to its shaft and whose failure can cause a crash
A grass-like plant with small round edible underground tubers that often grows as a weed
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nut for the little metal block was named by comparison with the edible nut because it is a small, hard object that fits tightly, like a seed in a shell. So a hardware nut is a small metal piece with a thread that holds a bolt in place.