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NAILED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of nail 2. to fasten something with nails: 3. to catch someone…. Learn more.
NAILED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of nail 2. to fasten something with nails: 3. to catch someone…. Learn more.
Synonyms for NAILED: hit, smacked, knocked, slapped, banged, slammed, punched, pounded; Antonyms of NAILED: confused, muddled, unsettled, muddied, disguised, masked, concealed, hid.
The meaning of NAIL is a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates. How to use nail in a sentence.
1. a slender, rod-shaped piece of metal, typically having a pointed tip and a flattened head, made to be hammered into wood or other material as 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.
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There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective nailed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand. He hammered the nail into the branch.
to make fast or keep firmly in one place or position: Surprise nailed him to the spot. to accomplish perfectly: the only gymnast to nail the dismount. Informal. to secure by prompt action; catch or seize: The police nailed him with the goods. to catch (a person) in some difficulty, lie, etc. to detect and expose (a lie, scandal, etc.).
nail your colours to the mast. (especially British English) to say publicly and clearly what you believe or who you support. Definition of nail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
