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Nail

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Definitions for Nail

noun
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
noun
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
noun
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
verb
attach something somewhere by means of nails
Examples
  1. nail the board onto the wall
verb
take into custody
Synonyms
collar apprehend arrest pick up nab cop
Examples
  1. the police nabbed the suspected criminals
verb
hit hard
Synonyms
smash boom blast
Examples
  1. He smashed a 3-run homer
verb
succeed in obtaining a position
Synonyms
nail down peg
Examples
  1. He nailed down a spot at Harvard
verb
succeed at easily
Synonyms
breeze through ace pass with flying colors sweep through sail through
Examples
  1. She sailed through her exams
  2. You will pass with flying colors
  3. She nailed her astrophysics course
verb
locate exactly
Synonyms
pinpoint
Examples
  1. can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
  2. The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
verb
complete a pass
Synonyms
complete

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