English Explanatory Dictionary

nut up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To show courage and hide one's apprehension.
verb
  1. To lose one's temper, go nuts.

Pronunciation

/nʌt ʌp/ En-au-nut up.ogg

Word forms

nut up nuts up nutting up nutted up

Etymology

From nut + up (influenced by expressions like "man up" or "shut up"; "nut" refers to testicles, symbolically implying being more manly).

Synonyms

man up endure put up with take lying down

Related words

shut up
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