"nut-bar" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more nut-bar [comparative], most nut-bar [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} nut-bar (comparative more nut-bar, superlative most nut-bar)
  1. (informal) Crazy, mad. Tags: informal Synonyms: nuts, nutty
    Sense id: en-nut-bar-en-adj-gC7DNVx-

Noun

Forms: nut-bars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nut-bar (plural nut-bars)
  1. (hardware) A bar or shaft with an aperture for a bolt or threaded rod to attach to or pass through.
    Sense id: en-nut-bar-en-noun-BKamVBnE
  2. (informal) An insane person, a crazy person, a madwoman or madman. Tags: informal Synonyms: nutter, fruitcake, mad person Synonyms (insane person): nut
    Sense id: en-nut-bar-en-noun-Q2KZkXmF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 31 41 Disambiguation of 'insane person': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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