Meaning & Definition of Nail in English
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Nail
/nel/
noun
1. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
synonym:
- nail
2. A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
synonym:
- nail
3. A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
synonym:
- nail
verb
1. Attach something somewhere by means of nails
- "Nail the board onto the wall"
synonym:
- nail
2. Take into custody
- "The police nabbed the suspected criminals"
synonym:
- collar,
- nail,
- apprehend,
- arrest,
- pick up,
- nab,
- cop
3. Hit hard
- "He smashed a 3-run homer"
synonym:
- smash,
- nail,
- boom,
- blast
4. Succeed in obtaining a position
- "He nailed down a spot at harvard"
synonym:
- nail down,
- nail,
- peg
5. Succeed at easily
- "She sailed through her exams"
- "You will pass with flying colors"
- "She nailed her astrophysics course"
synonym:
- breeze through,
- ace,
- pass with flying colors,
- sweep through,
- sail through,
- nail
6. Locate exactly
- "Can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"
- "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
synonym:
- pinpoint,
- nail
7. Complete a pass
synonym:
- complete,
- nail
Examples of using
Hammer the nail in.
My nail has broken.
I hammered a nail into the wall in order to hang a painting.