Nut Definition & Meaning

nut
noun
  1. usually large hard-shelled seed
  2. Egyptian goddess of the sky
  3. a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
  4. half the width of an em
  5. a whimsically eccentric person
  6. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
  7. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
verb
  1. gather nuts

"Nut" in song lyrics

See how nut is used in real songs:

  • "It's the perks of being Prez; you always get a nut"
    2 Live Crew — Bill So Horny
  • "We don't have to take our clothes off to bust a nut"
    2 Live Crew — Some Hot Head
  • "I stand I take a bust in my nut"
    3rd Bass — Sons of 3rd Bass

Words that rhyme with nut

Usage tips for "nut"

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