"nutcrack" meaning in English

See nutcrack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: nutcracks [present, singular, third-person], nutcracking [participle, present], nutcracked [participle, past], nutcracked [past]
Etymology: From nut + crack. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nut|crack}} nut + crack Head templates: {{en-verb}} nutcrack (third-person singular simple present nutcracks, present participle nutcracking, simple past and past participle nutcracked)
  1. To crack nuts for food. Translations (to crack nuts): pahkàsi (Unami)

Inflected forms

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