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nail

/ nail /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
Type of:
fastener fastening holdfast
Kinds of:
brad clout nail clout doornail eightpenny nail
verb Sense 2
attach something somewhere by means of nails
"nail the board onto the wall"
Type of:
attach
Derived:
nailer
See also:
pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
Type of:
linear unit
noun Sense 4
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
Type of:
horny structure unguis
Kinds of:
fingernail toenail
Has parts:
integumentary system digit dactyl
verb Sense 5
complete a pass
Type of:
play
Derived:
completion pass completion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
football football game
verb Sense 6
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
Type of:
seize prehend clutch
Derived:
bull cop copper fuzz pig
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
Type of:
hit
Derived:
blast knock bash bang smash
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
locate exactly
"can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"
"The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
Type of:
locate turn up
Derived:
speck pinpoint
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
succeed in obtaining a position
"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
Type of:
succeed win come through
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
succeed at easily
"She sailed through her exams"
"You will pass with flying colors"
"She nailed her astrophysics course"
Type of:
pass make it
Derived:
ace adept champion sensation maven
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

fastener fastening holdfast brad clout nail clout doornail eightpenny nail attach linear unit horny structure unguis