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nail - 11 definitions

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