Analysis Complete

nail down

/ nail down /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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 2
define clearly
"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
Type of:
determine
Kinds of:
concretize
Derived:
specifier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
"let''s finalize the proposal"
Type of:
end terminate
Derived:
finalization finalisation
See also:
fixate settle on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
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succeed win come through determine concretize end terminate