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1. (noun) nail
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits


2. (noun) nail
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener


3. (noun) nail
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard


4. (verb) nail
attach something somewhere by means of nails
"nail the board onto the wall"

5. (verb) collarnailapprehendarrestpick upnabcop
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

6. (verb) smashnailboomblast
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"

7. (verb) nail downnailpeg
succeed in obtaining a position
"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

8. (verb) breeze throughacepass with flying colorssweep throughsail throughnail
succeed at easily
"She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

9. (verb) pinpointnail
locate exactly
"can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

10. (verb) completenail
complete a pass



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