Nail | Mean of nail in English Dictionary
/ˈneɪl/
- Noun
- a long, thin piece of metal that is sharp at one end and flat at the other end and that is used chiefly to attach things to wood
- a hammer and some nails
- the hard covering at the end of a finger or toe
- I get my nails done at the beauty salon every other week.
- a pair of nail clippers
- something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc.
- Every mistake is one more nail in the coffin of his professional baseball career.
- The lawyers put another nail in her coffin today.
- very tough
- When she's negotiating a contract, she can be as tough as nails.
- Verb
- to attach (something) with a nail
- Nail the picture to the wall.
- nailing [=hammering] the boards together
- All the doors were nailed shut.
- The desks and chairs had been nailed (down) to the floor.
- to catch (someone) doing something illegal or wrong
- He got nailed by his parents while trying to sneak out of the house.
- to arrest or punish (someone) for doing something that is illegal or wrong
- He got nailed for not paying his taxes.
- The FBI has nailed the hackers.
- to hit (someone or something) forcefully
- Someone nailed [=whacked] him on the head with a rock.
- to make or do (something) in a perfect or impressive way
- She nailed a three-point shot in the final seconds of the game.
- You really nailed that song. It sounded great!
- to make (something, such as a victory) certain to happen
- They need to score another touchdown to nail down the victory.
- to find out or identify (something) exactly
- Her doctors haven't yet been able to nail down a diagnosis.
- They're trying to nail down the cause of our network problems.
- to make (something) definite or final
- nail down a decision