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  1. nail:

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Detailed Synonyms for nail in English

nail:

nail [the ~] noun

  1. the nail
    – a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener 1
    the nail
    – a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener 1
    • nail [the ~] noun
      • The carpenter used finishing nails on the floor.2
      • She used a nail to hang the picture on the wall.2
  2. the nail
    – horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits 1
    the nail
    – horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits 1
  3. the nail
    – a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard 1
    the nail
    – a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard 1

to nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)

  1. to nail
    – attach something somewhere by means of nails 1
    to hammer
    – create by hammering 1
    • hammer verb (hammers, hammered, hammering)
      • hammer the silver into a bowl1
    to spike
    – secure with spikes 1
    • spike verb (spikes, spiked, spiking)
    to nail down; to drive in nails
    • nail down verb (nails down, nailed down, nailing down)
    • drive in nails verb (drives in nails, drove in nails, driving in nails)
    to nail
    – attach something somewhere by means of nails 1
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
      • nail the board onto the wall1
  2. to nail
    – attach something somewhere by means of nails 1
    to nail
    – attach something somewhere by means of nails 1
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
      • nail the board onto the wall1
  3. to nail
    – complete a pass 1
    to complete; to nail
    – complete a pass 1
    • complete verb (completes, completed, completing)
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
  4. to nail
    – take into custody 1
    to collar; to pick up; to nail; to cop; apprehend; to arrest; to nab
    – take into custody 1
    • collar verb (collars, collared, collaring)
    • pick up verb (picks up, picked up, picking up)
      • He was picked up for shoplifting.2
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
      • He was nailed for extortion.2
    • cop verb (cops, coped, coping)
    • apprehend verb
      • The robber was apprehended in the act.2
    • arrest verb (arrests, arrested, arresting)
      • The thief was arrested and taken to jail.2
    • nab verb (nabs, nabbed, nabbing)
      • the police nabbed the suspected criminals1
  5. to nail
    – hit hard 1
    to blast; to boom; to nail; to smash
    – hit hard 1
    • blast verb (blasts, blasted, blasting)
    • boom verb (booms, boomed, booming)
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
      • He nailed the ball.2
    • smash verb (smashs, smashed, smashing)
      • He smashed a 3-run homer1
  6. to nail
    – locate exactly 1
    to nail; to pinpoint
    – locate exactly 1
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
      • The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome1
    • pinpoint verb (pinpoints, pinpointed, pinpointing)
      • can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?1
  7. to nail
    – succeed at easily 1
    to nail; ace; to sail through; breeze through; pass with flying colors; sweep through
    – succeed at easily 1
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
      • She nailed her astrophysics course1
    • ace verb
      • She aced the test.2
    • sail through verb (sails through, sailed through, sailing through)
      • He sailed through his classes without a problem.2
    • breeze through verb
      • She breezed through her exams.2
    • pass with flying colors verb
      • You will pass with flying colors1
  8. to nail
    – succeed in obtaining a position 1
    to peg; to nail; to nail down
    – succeed in obtaining a position 1
    • peg verb (pegs, pegged, pegging)
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
      • He nailed down a spot at Harvard1
    • nail down verb (nails down, nailed down, nailing down)

Conjugations for nail:

present
  1. nail
  2. nail
  3. nails
  4. nail
  5. nail
  6. nail
simple past
  1. nailed
  2. nailed
  3. nailed
  4. nailed
  5. nailed
  6. nailed
present perfect
  1. have nailed
  2. have nailed
  3. has nailed
  4. have nailed
  5. have nailed
  6. have nailed
past continuous
  1. was nailing
  2. were nailing
  3. was nailing
  4. were nailing
  5. were nailing
  6. were nailing
future
  1. shall nail
  2. will nail
  3. will nail
  4. shall nail
  5. will nail
  6. will nail
continuous present
  1. am nailing
  2. are nailing
  3. is nailing
  4. are nailing
  5. are nailing
  6. are nailing
subjunctive
  1. be nailed
  2. be nailed
  3. be nailed
  4. be nailed
  5. be nailed
  6. be nailed
diverse
  1. nail!
  2. let's nail!
  5. nailed
  6. nailing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

nail

  1. nail
    nail; nail firmly
  2. nail
    spike; nail

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Related Definitions for "nail":

  1. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener1
    • The carpenter used finishing nails on the floor.2
    • She used a nail to hang the picture on the wall.2
  2. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits1
  3. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard1
  4. complete a pass1
  5. take into custody1
    • He was nailed for extortion.2
  6. attach something somewhere by means of nails1
    • nail the board onto the wall1
  7. hit hard1
    • He nailed the ball.2
  8. locate exactly1
    • The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome1
  9. succeed at easily1
    • She nailed her astrophysics course1
  10. succeed in obtaining a position1
    • He nailed down a spot at Harvard1

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