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nail has definitions from the fields of zoology,american football,games,law,criminal law
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[ verb ] attach something somewhere by means of nails

Examples

"nail the board onto the wall"

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[ noun ] a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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[ noun ] (zoology) horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
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[ verb ] (law,criminal law) take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police

Synonyms

arrest pick_up apprehend nab collar cop

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[ verb ] hit hard

Synonyms

smash blast boom

Examples

"He smashed a 3-run homer"

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[ verb ] succeed at easily

Synonyms

sweep_through make_it breeze_through pass_with_flying_colors sail_through ace pass

Examples

"She sailed through her exams" "You will pass with flying colors" "She nailed her astrophysics course"

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[ verb ] locate exactly

Synonyms

pinpoint

Examples

"can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?" "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

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[ verb ] succeed in obtaining a position

Synonyms

nail_down peg

Examples

"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

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[ verb ] (american football,games) complete a pass, in football

Synonyms

complete

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4772
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[ noun ] a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
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