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