What Is The Meaning Of Nailed Down

nail

left to right: common, finishing, ring, and roofing nails

boom

(nāl)

northward.

1. A slim, pointed piece of metallic hammered into textile as a fastener.

ii.

a. A fingernail or toenail.

b. A hook or talon.

iii. Something resembling a boom in shape, sharpness, or utilize.

four. A measure of length formerly used for cloth, equal to ¹/_xvi yard (v.seven centimeters).

tr.v. nailed, nail·ing, nails

ane. To fasten, bring together, or attach with or as if with a nail.

2. To embrace, enclose, or shut by fastening with nails: boom up a window.

3. To keep fixed, motionless, or intent: Fear nailed me to my seat.

4. Slang

a. To finish and seize; take hold of: Police nailed the suspect.

b. To discover and expose: nailed the senator in a lie; nail corruption before information technology gets out of command.

5. Slang

a. To strike or bring down: nail a bird in flight; blast a running back.

b. To perform successfully or have noteworthy success in: nailed the dive; nailed the test.

6. Baseball To put out (a base runner).

7. Vulgar Slang To take sexual intercourse with.

Phrasal Verb:

nail down

1. To discover or establish conclusively: nailed downwardly the story by checking all the facts.

2. To win: nailed down another victory in the golf tournament.

three. To specify or fix: We were finally able to nail downwards a meeting fourth dimension.

smash′er due north.

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nail

(neɪl)

due north

i. (Tools) a fastening device usually made from round or oval wire, having a point at one stop and a head at the other

2. anything resembling such a fastening device, esp in function or shape

3. (Anatomy) the horny plate covering role of the dorsal surface of the fingers or toes. See fingernail, toenail

four. (Zoology) the claw of a mammal, bird, or reptile

five. slang a hypodermic needle, used for injecting drugs

half-dozen. (Units) a unit of measurement of length, formerly used for measuring fabric, equal to two and a quarter inches

7. a nail in ane's coffin an feel or event that tends to shorten life or hasten the end of something

eight. seize with teeth ane's nails

a. to chew off the ends of one's fingernails

b. to be worried or apprehensive

9. hard as nails

a. in tough physical condition

b. without sentiment or feelings

ten. striking the smash on the head to do or say something correct or telling

11. on the nail (of payments) at once (esp in the phrase pay on the nail)

vb (tr)

12. to attach with or as if with nails

13. informal to arrest or seize

xiv. informal to hitting or bring down, as with a shot: I nailed the sniper.

15. informal to betrayal or detect (a lie or liar)

16. to fix or focus (i'south eyes, attending, etc) on an object

17. to stud with nails

[One-time English language nǣgl; related to Old German nagal nail, Latin unguis fingernail, hook, Greek onux]

ˈnailer n

ˈnail-less adj

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nail

(neɪl)
north.

1. a slender, rod-shaped slice of metallic, typically having a pointed tip and a flattened head, made to be hammered into wood or other material every bit a fastener or support.

2. a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis, growing on the upper side of the end of a finger or toe.

3. a former measure of length for material, equal to 2¼ in. (half dozen.4 cm).

v.t.

4. to fasten with a nail or nails.

5. to enclose or close by nailing (oft fol. by upward).

6. to keep firmly in one place or position.

vii. Breezy. to take hold of or seize.

viii. to accomplish perfectly: the merely gymnast to nail the dismount.

ix. nail downwardly, to brand last; settle in one case and for all.

Idioms:

one. hitting the smash on the caput, to say or do exactly the right affair.

2. boom in someone's or something's coffin, something that hastens the demise or failure of a person or matter: Every moment's delay is another nail in his coffin.

[earlier 900; (n.) Middle English nayl(l), Old English language nægl, c. Old Western frisian neil, Quondam Saxon, Sometime High High german nagal (German Nagel), Onetime Norse nagl fingernail; alike to Old Irish ingen, Latin unguis, Greek ónyx]

blast

Past participle: nailed
Gerund: nailing

Imperative
boom
boom

Present
I blast
you lot nail
he/she/it nails
we nail
you nail
they blast

Preterite
I nailed
yous nailed
he/she/information technology nailed
we nailed
you nailed
they nailed

Present Continuous
I am nailing
yous are nailing
he/she/it is nailing
we are nailing
yous are nailing
they are nailing

Nowadays Perfect
I have nailed
you have nailed
he/she/it has nailed
we have nailed
you have nailed
they accept nailed

Past Continuous
I was nailing
y'all were nailing
he/she/it was nailing
we were nailing
y'all were nailing
they were nailing

Past Perfect
I had nailed
you had nailed
he/she/information technology had nailed
nosotros had nailed
y'all had nailed
they had nailed

Future
I will nail
you lot will nail
he/she/it will smash
we will nail
you will nail
they will boom

Future Perfect
I volition have nailed
you volition take nailed
he/she/it will accept nailed
we will accept nailed
you will have nailed
they will have nailed

Futurity Continuous
I will exist nailing
you will exist nailing
he/she/it will be nailing
we volition be nailing
y'all volition be nailing
they volition exist nailing

Nowadays Perfect Continuous
I have been nailing
you have been nailing
he/she/it has been nailing
nosotros accept been nailing
you have been nailing
they accept been nailing

Time to come Perfect Continuous
I volition have been nailing
you will have been nailing
he/she/information technology volition have been nailing
we will have been nailing
you will accept been nailing
they will have been nailing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nailing
you lot had been nailing
he/she/it had been nailing
nosotros had been nailing
you had been nailing
they had been nailing

Conditional
I would boom
you lot would nail
he/she/information technology would blast
we would nail
you would nail
they would nail

By Conditional
I would have nailed
you would take nailed
he/she/it would have nailed
nosotros would have nailed
yous would have nailed
they would have nailed

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Nail

A linear measurement used for cloth. It equals ii and a quarter inches.

Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:

Substantive	i.	boom - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits integumentary organisation - the skin and its appendages dactyl, digit - a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates horny structure, unguis - whatsoever rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin half-moon, lunula, lunule - the crescent-shaped area at the base of operations of the human fingernail matrix - the formative tissue at the base of a nail fingernail - the nail at the terminate of a finger toenail - the boom at the end of a toe
	2.	boom - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener brad - a pocket-size nail clinch - the flattened part of a smash or bolt or rivet clout nail, clout - a short smash with a flat caput; used to attach canvas metallic to wood doornail - a nail with a large caput; formerly used to decorate doors eightpenny nail - a nail 2.5 inches long fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in identify fourpenny nail - a smash 1.5 inches long caput - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the caput of a pin" hobnail - a short blast with a thick caput; used to protect the soles of boots nailhead - flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something sixpenny nail - a nail two inches long fasten - a large stout blast; "they used spikes to spike the rails to a railroad tie" staple - a short U-shaped wire boom for securing cables stub nail - a short thick nail tack - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head tenpenny nail - a nail iii inches long
	3.	smash - a erstwhile unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a one thousand linear measure, linear unit - a unit of length
Verb	1.	nail - adhere something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall" attach - crusade to be fastened narrow downward, pin downwardly, peg downwards, boom down, narrow, specify - define clearly; "I cannot narrow downwards the rules for this game"
	2.	blast - take into custody; "the law nabbed the suspected criminals" arrest, collar, cop, nab, auscultate, selection upwardly clutch, prehend, seize - have concur of; grab; "The sales clerk apace seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child past the arm"; "Birds of prey oft seize pocket-sized mammals"
	three.	boom - hit difficult; "He smashed a 3-run homer" smash, blast, boom hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He striking her difficult in the face"
	iv.	nail - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed downwardly a spot at Harvard" nail downward, peg bring home the bacon, deliver the appurtenances, succeed, win, come through - achieve success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
	five.	boom - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flight colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics form" ace, breeze through, laissez passer with flight colors, sheet through, sweep through make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Bailiwick of jersey Bar Exam and can practice police force now"
	half dozen.	nail - locate exactly; "can yous pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome" pinpoint locate, turn upwardly - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned upwards nothing"
	seven.	boom - complete a pass complete football, football game - whatever of diverse games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams attempt to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many of import matches"

nail

verb

two. catch, abort, capture, apprehend, elevator (slang), trap, nab (informal), snare, ensnare, entrap, feel your neckband (slang) The police force have been trying to smash him for years.

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nail

verb

Slang. To gain possession of, peculiarly after a struggle or chase:

Informal: bag.

Translations

hřebík nehet přibít

negl søm sømme nagle

ungo

nael

ناخن

kynsi naula naulata

कील नाख़ुन

čavao nokat nokti

köröm rászegez szegez szög

kuku

nögl nagli negla

爪釘

못 손톱

clavus unguis

nagų brūžiklis nagų lakas nagų šepetukas nagų žirklutės pataikyti kaip pirštu į akį

nags pienaglot nagla

unghie

pribiť

žebelj noht pribiti cvek

čavao ekser gvozd klin гвозд

spik spika nagel naglar

เล็บ

ناخن کیل

móng

blast

[neɪl]

A. North

ane. (Anat) → uña f
to bite ane'southward nails → morderse las uñas

nail downwardly VT + ADV

smash up VT + ADV (= set up) (on wall) → clavar; (= close) [+ window] → condenar (claveteándole tablas)

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nail

[ˈneɪl]

(homo) → ongle m
Don't bite your nails! → Ne te ronge pas les ongles!

to pay cash on the blast (British) → payer rubis sur fifty'ongle

[+ person] → coincer
to nail sb for sth [+ criminal offense] → coincer qn cascade qch
They managed to blast him for several robberies → Ils ont réussi à le coincer pour plusieurs vols.

smash downwards

vt sep

[+ source, time] → situer
Could you boom down the source of this tension? → Pouvez-vous situer la source de cette tension?

nail

(Tech) → Nagel m; as hard as nails → knallhart (inf), → (unheimlich) hart; (physically) → zäh wie Leder; on the nail (Brit fig inf) → auf der Stelle, sofort; cash on the smash (Brit inf) → Bargeld nt; to hit the nail (right) on the head (fig) → den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen; to bulldoze a nail into somebody's coffin (fig) to be a blast in somebody's bury (fig) → ein Nagel zu jds Sarg sein

nail

in cpds → Nagel-;

nail clippers

pl → Nagelzwicker k

nail hardener

n → Nagelhärter one thousand

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nail

[neɪl]

1. north

a. (Anat) → unghia
to bite one's nails → mangiarsi le unghie

nail

(neil) noun

1. a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them. I've broken my smash; toe-nails; Don't seize with teeth your finger-nails. nael ظُفْر нокът unha nehet der Nagel negl; -negl νύχι uña küüs ناخن kynsi ongle ציפורן नाखून nokat köröm kuku nögl unghia つめ 손톱, 발톱 nagas nags kuku nagel negl paznokieć نوك unha unghie ноготь necht noht nokat nagel เล็บ tırnak 指甲 ніготь; кіготь ناخن móng 指甲

2. a thin pointed slice of metal used to fasten pieces of forest etc together. He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a motion picture on it. spyker مِسْمار гвоздей prego hřebík nagel søm καρφί clavo nael میخ naula clou מסמר कील čavao szeg paku nagli chiodo くぎ 못 vinis nagla paku spijker spiker gwóźdź ميخ prego cui гвоздь klinec žebelj ekser spik ตะปู çivi 釘子 цвях کيل cái đinh 钉子

verb

to spike with nails. He nailed the picture to the wall. vasspyker يُسَمِّر، يَدُق بالمِسْمار заковавам pregar přibít nageln sømme καρφώνω clavar naelutama میخ کوبیدن naulata clouer לְמַסמֵר कील जड़ना zabiti čavao do kraja, fiksirati (rá)szegez memaku negla inchiodare くぎ付けにする 못으로 고정하다 prikalti pienaglot memakukan (vast)spijkeren spikre przybić ،چيرته د ننه وهل ميخ ټك وهل pregar a prinde în cuie прибивать pribiť pribiti zakucati spika fast ตอกตะปู çivilemek 釘住 прибивати; забивати لٹکانا đóng đinh 钉住

ˈnail-brush noun

a small brush used for cleaning one'due south nails. naelborsel فُرْشاةُ الأظافِر четка за нокти escova de unhas kartáček na nehty die Nagelbürste neglebørste βουρτσάκι νυχιών cepillo de uñas küünehari برس kynsiharja brosse à ongles מִברֶשֶת לְצִיפּורנַיִים नाखून साफ करने का ब्रश četkica za nokte körömfekete sikat kuku naglabursti spazzolino da unghie つめブラシ (매니큐어용) 손톱솔 nagų šepetukas nagu suka berus kuku nagelborstel neglebørste szczoteczka exercise paznokci وړوكۍ برس چۍ پرۍ نوكان پاكيږۍ escova de unhas perie de unghii щёточка для ногтей kefka na nechty ščetka za nohte četkica za čišćenje noktiju nagelborste แปรงขัดเล็บ tırnak fırçası 指甲刷 щіточка для нігтів ناخن برش bàn chải móng tay 指甲刷

ˈnail-file noun

a small musical instrument with a rough surface, used for smoothing or shaping the edges of ane'south finger-nails. naelvyl مِبْرَد الأظافِر пиличка за нокти lixa de unhas pilníček na ruce dice Nagelfeile neglefil λίμα νυχιών lima de uñas küüneviil سوهان kynsiviila lime à ongles פְּצִירָה לְצִיפוֹרנַיִים नाखूनों को सही आकार में रखने की वस्तु turpijica za nokte körömreszelő kikir kuku naglaþjöl lima/limetta per (le) unghie つめやすり 손톱 다듬는 줄 nagų brūžiklis nagu vīle pengikir kuku nagelvijl neglefil pilnik practise paznokci سوهان lima de unhas pilă de unghii пилочка для ногтей pilník na nechty pilica za nohte turpija za nokte nagelfil ที่ตะไบเล็บ tırnak törpüsü 指甲銼 пилка для нігтів ناخن بنانے کا آلہ cái giũa móng tay 指甲锉

ˈnail-polish, ˈnail-varnish nouns

a substance used to colour and/or varnish ane's nails. naelpolitoer تَلْميع الأظافِر лак esmalte de unhas lak na nehty der Nagellack neglelak βερνίκι νυχιών esmalte de uñas küünelakk صیقل دادن kynsilakka vernis à ongles לק नाखून पालिश lak za nokte körömlakk cat kuku naglalakk smalto マニキュア用の液 매니큐어용 에나멜 nagų lakas nagu laka pengilat kuku nagellak neglelakk lakier do paznokci د نوكانو رنگ يا جلا verniz de unhas lac de unghii лак для ногтей lak na nechty lak za nohte lak za nokte nagellack น้ำยาทาเล็บ tırnak cilası 指甲油 лак для нігтів ناخن پالش thuốc đánh móng tay 指甲油

ˈnail-scissors noun plural

scissors for trimming ane'due south nails. naelskêr مِقَص الأظافِر ножичка за нокти tesoura de unhas nůžky na nehty die Nagelschere neglesaks ψαλιδάκι νυχιών tijeras para las uñas küünekäärid جیز برنده kynsisakset ciseaux à ongles מִספָּרַיִים לְצִיפּוֹרנַיִים नाखून काटने की कैंची škarice za nokte körömolló gunting kuku naglaskæri/-klippur forbicine per le unghie つめ切りばさみ 손톱 가위 nagų žirklutės nagu šķērītes pengetip kuku nagelschaar neglesaks nożyczki do paznokci د نوكانو د اخيستو بياتى tesoura de unhas ножницы для ногтей nožnice na nechty škarjice za nohte makazice za nokte nagelsax กรรไกรเล็กสำหรับตัดเล็บ tırnak makası 指甲剪 ножиці для нігтів ناخن کاٹنے کي قينچي kéo cắt móng tay 指甲剪

hitting the boom on the head

to be admittedly accurate (in i's clarification of something or someone, in an estimate of something etc). slaan die spyker op dice kop يَكون دقيقا في وَصْفِه أو فيما يَقول улучвам acertar em cheio uhodit hřebík na hlavičku den Nagel auf den kopf treffen slå hovedet på sømmet πετυχαίνω διάνα dar en el clavo otse naelapead tabama در راس چیزی واقع شدن osua naulan kantaan mettre le doigt dessus קָלַע בּוּל सही-सही बात बताना prisiliti nekoga da se izjasni fején találja a szeget pemberian yang tepat sekali hitta naglann á höfuðið (cogliere nel segno) ぴったり言う 요점(핵심)을 찌르다 pataikyti kaip pirštu į akį trāpīt kā naglai uz galvas tepat sekali de spijker op de kop slaan treffe spikeren på hodet trafić westward sedno/dziesiątkę د يو شى په راس كښى واقع كيدل acertar em cheio a pune punctul pe i попасть в точку trafiť klinec po hlavičke zadeti žebljico na glavico biti potpuno precizan träffa huvudet på spiken ถูกต้องที่สุด taşı gediğine koymak, tam yerinde söz söylemek 說到重點，評估精準 попасти в точку بالکل صحيح اندازہ لگانا nói đúng 说得中肯

nail

→ ظُفْر, مِسْمَارٌ hřebík, nehet negl, søm Nagel νύχι uña kynsi, naula clou, ongle čavao, nokti chiodo, unghia 爪, 釘 못, 손톱 nagel, spijker negl paznokieć prego, unha гвоздь, ноготь naglar, spik เล็บ çivi, tırnak móng 指甲

nail

n. uña de los dedos del pie o de las manos;

ingrown ___ → uñero, ___ encarnada;

___ smooth → esmalte de las uñas;

___ infection → infección de;

___ scratch → arañazo;

___ biting → comerse la uñas

2. clavo. 5.: pin.

nail

n (anat) uña; (carpentry) clavo; ingrown — uña encarnada, uña enterrada (esp. Mex); — clippers cortaúñas m; — file lima de or para uñas; — polish esmalte k de or para uñas; — pair of scissors tijeras de or para uñas