nut
/nʌt/noun
उच्चारण नट
मेवा; ढिबरी
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a small hard fruit with a very hard shell; a small piece of metal with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a bolt
मेवा; ढिबरी
- nuts and bolts
- Squirrels were busy storing nuts for the winter.
- A loose nut caused the wheel to fall off.
+ 2 more examples
- Almonds, cashews and walnuts are all nuts that are good for health.
- Tighten the nut with a spanner after you fix the bolt.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
nut (fruit)
A nut is a hard-shelled fruit or seed such as a walnut or almond; it is countable.
Nut कठोर छिलके वाला फल या बीज है, जैसे अखरोट या बादाम; यह countable है।
- Squirrels collect nuts in autumn.
- Almonds and cashews are nuts.
nut and bolt (hardware)
A nut is the metal piece screwed onto a bolt; nuts and bolts are used together.
Nut वह धातु का टुकड़ा है जो bolt पर कसा जाता है; nuts and bolts साथ प्रयोग होते हैं।
- The mechanic tightened the nut on the wheel.
the nuts and bolts of sth
This idiom means the practical details of how something works.
यह मुहावरा किसी चीज़ के काम करने के व्यावहारिक विवरण को बताता है।
- The course teaches the nuts and bolts of accounting.
nut (informal): a fan, or a mad person
In informal speech, a nut can be a keen fan, as in a cricket nut, or a slightly mad person.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में nut उत्साही प्रशंसक, जैसे cricket nut, या सनकी व्यक्ति हो सकता है।
- My uncle is a cricket nut.
nut (informal) + about / on
To be nuts about something means to be extremely fond of it; to go nuts means to become very angry or excited.
'Be nuts about' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ का बहुत शौकीन होना है; 'go nuts' का अर्थ बहुत क्रोधित या उत्साहित होना है।
- The crowd went nuts when India scored.
+Collocations 4
type + nut
brazilwalgroundpinecashew
- Walnuts are rich in oil.
verb + nut
crackeatroasttightenloosen
- He cracked the nut with a stone.
nut + noun
allergybuttershelloilcracker
- She has a nut allergy and avoids peanuts.
noun + nut
healthfitnessfilmcricketwing
- He is a film nut and watches three movies a week.
“More examples 6
- A hard nut to crack means a difficult problem.
'A hard nut to crack' का अर्थ कठिन समस्या है।
- The shopkeeper sells dried fruit and nuts.
दुकानदार सूखे मेवे और गिरीदार फल बेचता है।
- The nut of the wheel was missing.
पहिये का नट गायब था।
- That question is a tough nut to crack.
वह प्रश्न हल करना कठिन है।
- Radhika is a fitness nut; she runs every day.
राधिका फ़िटनेस की दीवानी है; वह रोज़ दौड़ती है।
- Walnuts and almonds are popular in Kashmir.
कश्मीर में अखरोट और बादाम लोकप्रिय हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Almond is a nut and good for health.
✓ Almonds are nuts and good for health.
For general statements about a kind of food, use the plural.
किसी खाद्य वर्ग के बारे में सामान्य कथन के लिए plural का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The question was a hard nuts to crack.
✓ The question was a hard nut to crack.
The idiom is a hard nut to crack, with nut singular.
मुहावरा 'a hard nut to crack' है, जिसमें nut singular है।
✗ I bought half kilo of nuts for Diwali.
✓ I bought half a kilo of nuts for Diwali.
With measures, use half a kilo, not half kilo.
माप के साथ 'half a kilo' लिखा जाता है, 'half kilo' नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
a hard/tough nut to crack
a difficult problem or situation to deal with; a person who is difficult to deal with
टेढ़ी खीर, कठिन समस्या या व्यक्ति
- Data interpretation was a hard nut to crack for many candidates.
- The new manager is a tough nut to crack.
the nuts and bolts (of sth)
(informal) the basic practical details of a subject or an activity
किसी काम की बुनियादी बारीकियाँ
- She knows the nuts and bolts of running a coaching centre.
- First learn the nuts and bolts of grammar.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In a nutshell (in a few words), the nuts and bolts (the basic practical details), a hard or tough nut to crack (a difficult problem or person).
Idioms: in a nutshell (संक्षेप में), the nuts and bolts (मूल व्यावहारिक विवरण), a hard या tough nut to crack (कठिन समस्या या व्यक्ति, टेढ़ी खीर)।