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nut

[nɐt]
noun
  1. A hard-shelled seed.

    "There are many sort of nuts: peanuts, cashews, pistachios, Brazil nuts and more."

  2. A piece of metal, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole through it having machined internal threads, intended to be screwed onto a bolt or other threaded shaft.

  3. A crazy person.

    "He was driving his car like a nut."

    Similar: loony, nutbag, nutcase, nutter

Synonymsball, bollock, nads, bonce, noodle, loony
verb
  1. (mostly in the form "nutting") To gather nuts.

  2. To hit deliberately with the head; to headbutt.

  3. (mildly) To orgasm; to ejaculate.

Synonymsblow a nut, bust a nut, Glasgow kiss, Liverpool kiss, butt, loaf

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