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nail

/neɪl/noun, verb1 syllable

Nail means: take into custody.

Synonyms for nail33

verb, as in take into custody

collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop

verb, as in succeed at easily

breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through

verb, as in hit with great force

smash, boom, blast

verb, as in succeed in obtaining a position

nail down, peg

verb, as in locate exactly

pinpoint

verb, as in complete a pass

complete

also used for nail

onychium, unguis, hammer, nick, begripe, capture, fang, grasp, get, gripe, fullbring, fulfill, clinch, fix, lock down

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What does nail mean?10

verb

1

take into custody“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”

2

succeed at easily“She sailed through her exams”

3

hit with great force“He smashed a 3-run homer”

4

succeed in obtaining a position“He nailed down a spot at Harvard”

5

locate exactly“can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?”

6

complete a pass

7

attach something somewhere by means of nails“nail the board onto the wall”

noun

1

horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

2

a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

3

a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nail?42

two syllables

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All 42 rhymes for nail, grouped by syllable

Nail in a sentence

  • One nail drives out another, as say the elders.AmarMecheri
  • When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.Hybrid
  • At last, you've hit the nail on the head!_undertoad
  • If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.CK
  • Despite fighting tooth and nail, that brave soldier fell to the ground lifeless.helloroto
  • The shopping center has restaurants, a gym, a nail saloon, and a laundromat.CM
  • Eh, do you know where the nail clippers that were here before are?WestofEden
  • Despite being outnumbered, the soldiers fought tooth and nail against the enemy.zogwarg

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Forms of nail

as a noun

plural
nails

as a verb

past tense
nailed
present participle
nailing
third-person singular
nails
past participle
nailed