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lug nut

lug nut noun: a strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar.

lug nut: a strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar
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Noun

lug nut (plural lug nuts)

  1. A strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar.

Forms of lug nut

plurallug nuts

Origin of lug nut

From lug (“threaded hub sticking out from the wheel hub”) + nut (“fastener”).

Questions about lug nut

What does lug nut mean?
Lug nut means a strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar.
What part of speech is lug nut?
Lug nut is a noun.
What is the plural of lug nut?
The plural of lug nut is lug nuts.

Words near lug nut in the dictionary

  1. lufuradom
  2. lug
  3. lug bolt
  4. lug bolts
  5. lug in
  6. lug nut
  7. lug nuts
  8. lug out
  9. lug-sail
  10. Luga
  11. lugada

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