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
1. a hammer and some nails
• the hard covering at the end of a finger or toe
1. I get my nails done at the beauty salon every other week.
2. a pair of nail clippers
• something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc.
1. Every mistake is one more nail in the coffin of his professional baseball career.
2. The lawyers put another nail in her coffin today.

• very tough
1. When she's negotiating a contract, she can be as tough as nails.
• Verb
• to attach (something) with a nail
1. Nail the picture to the wall.
2. nailing [=hammering] the boards together
3. All the doors were nailed shut.
4. The desks and chairs had been nailed (down) to the floor.
• to catch (someone) doing something illegal or wrong
1. 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
1. He got nailed for not paying his taxes.
2. The FBI has nailed the hackers.
• to hit (someone or something) forcefully
1. Someone nailed [=whacked] him on the head with a rock.
• to make or do (something) in a perfect or impressive way
1. She nailed a three-point shot in the final seconds of the game.
2. You really nailed that song. It sounded great!
• to make (something, such as a victory) certain to happen
1. They need to score another touchdown to nail down the victory.
• to find out or identify (something) exactly
1. Her doctors haven't yet been able to nail down a diagnosis.
2. They're trying to nail down the cause of our network problems.
• to make (something) definite or final
1. nail down a decision