nuts
- 1Plural of nut. Use this when talking about more than one nut.
She cracked a bowl of nuts before dinner.
The squirrel buried nuts all over the backyard.
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- 2Crazy, or wild and out of control because of very strong feelings such as joy or anger.
Like a kettle boiling over: too much feeling all at once.
The fans went nuts when the band walked on stage.
Mom went nuts when she saw the mess in the kitchen.
UsageSay go nuts, or drive someone nuts.
Similarcrazy, wild, berserk, ballistic
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- 6The form of nut used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
In the film, the angry fighter nuts the guard and runs.
If he nuts another player, the referee will send him off.
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- 7In poker, the best hand you can possibly have, one that no other player can beat.
Like holding a winning ticket that no one else can match.
He had the nuts, so he knew he would win the hand.
When you hold the nuts, no other player can beat you.
UsageYou may hear both the nuts is and the nuts are.
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Showing meanings only.
nuts is a form of nut
nut, noun: A seed or fruit with a hard shell and a part inside you can often eat. Full entry
- Forms
- nutnuts plural
- Spelling
- nut → nuts: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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