How to pronounce nut
American English pronunciation
NUT
- IPA
- /ˈnʌt/
- Syllables
- NUT (1 syllable)
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What nut means
Most people know nut in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A small metal ring that twists onto a bolt
In a sentence: Dad turned the nut with a wrench until it was tight on the end of the bolt.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as the nut you eat, from the Old English word hnutu.
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