ALL meanings of hard nut to crack
hard nut to crack
H h - noun hard nut to crack a block, usually of metal and generally square or hexagonal, perforated with a threaded hole so that it can be screwed down on a bolt to hold together objects through which the bolt passes. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Slang. the head. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Slang. a person who is very enthusiastic about something; buff; enthusiast; devotee: He's a real circus nut. an extremely concerned or zealous person: My boss is a nut on double-checking everything. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Slang. a foolish, silly, or eccentric person. an insane person; psychotic. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Slang: Vulgar. a testis. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Informal. the operating expenses, usually figured weekly, of a theatrical production or other commercial enterprise; a break-even point. the total cost of producing a theatrical production or of forming and opening any new business venture. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Music. the ledge, as of ebony, at the upper end of the fingerboard, over which the strings pass. the movable piece at the lower end of the bow, by means of which the hairs may be slackened or tightened. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Printing. en (def 2). 1
- verb without object hard nut to crack to seek for or gather nuts: to go nutting in late autumn. 1
- idioms hard nut to crack from soup to nuts. soup (def 7). 1
- idioms hard nut to crack hard nut to crack, a problem difficult to solve; a formidable undertaking. a person difficult to know, understand, or convince. Also, tough nut to crack. 1
- idioms hard nut to crack off one's nut, Slang. Sometimes Offensive. foolish, silly, or insane. confused; unreasonable. mistaken or wrong: You're off your nut if you think such a plan can succeed. 1
- noun hard nut to crack a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 1
- noun hard nut to crack the kernel itself. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Botany. a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 1
- noun hard nut to crack any of various devices or ornaments resembling a nut. 1
- noun hard nut to crack Used other than as an idiom: see hard, nut, crack. 0
- noun hard nut to crack (Idiomatic) A problem that is challenging to solve. 0
- noun hard nut to crack a person, problem, or thing difficult to understand or deal with 0
- noun hard nut to crack (Idiomatic) (by extension) A situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with. 0
- noun hard nut to crack (Idiomatic) A place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry. 0
- noun hard nut to crack (Idiomatic) An amount that is difficult to finance. 0