Nail
[n] a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
[n] horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
[n] a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
[v] complete a pass, in football
[v] take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
[v] attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
[v] hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
[v] locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
[v] succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
[v] succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
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Synonyms
ace, apprehend, arrest, blast, boom, breeze through, collar, complete, cop, nab, nail down, pass with flying colors, peg, pick up, pinpoint, sail through, smash, sweep through
Related Terms
abduct, adamant, agonize, articulate, at once, attach, bag, batten, batten down, be correct, be precise, be right, biff, bolt, bone, brick, buckle, butt, button, cabbage, capture, carry off, catch, cement, chafe, clasp, claw, claws, cleat, clench, clinch,