Noun | 1. | nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
2. | nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | |
3. | nail - a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard | |
Verb | 1. | nail - attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall" |
2. | nail - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" | |
3. | nail - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" | |
4. | nail - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" | |
5. | nail - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" | |
6. | nail - locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome" Synonyms: pinpoint | |
7. | nail - complete a pass Synonyms: complete |
NAIL, A measure of length, equal to two inches and a quarter. Vide Measure.
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