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nail

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noun

ˈnāl How to pronounce nail (audio)
1
a
: a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates
b
: a structure (such as a claw) that terminates a digit and corresponds to a nail
2
: a slender usually pointed and headed fastener designed to be pounded in

nail

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verb

nailed; nailing; nails

transitive verb

1
: to fasten with or as if with a nail
2
: to fix in steady attention
nailed his eye on the crack
3
a
: catch, trap
b
: to expose usually so as to discredit
c
: to arrest or punish for an offense
4
a
: to hit or strike in a forceful manner : whack sense 1a
nailed the ball
nailed him on the head with a rock
b
: to put out (a runner) in baseball
5
: to perform or complete perfectly or impressively
nailed a jump shot
6
: to gain or win decisively
—often used with down
nail down their consent
7
: to settle, establish, or represent clearly and unmistakably
—often used with down
8
usually vulgar : to copulate with
nailer noun

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun a hammer and some nails I get my nails done at the beauty salon every other week. a pair of nail clippers Verb Nail the picture to the wall. All the doors were nailed shut. He got nailed by his parents while trying to sneak out of the house. He got nailed for not paying his taxes. The FBI has nailed the hackers. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That move should have been the final nail in Spaceport Camden’s coffin, but the county is still vowing to push ahead with the project. Denise Chow, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2022 It's become the final nail in the coffin for a lot of officials. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 Israel intended the trove of documents to be the final nail in the coffin for the Iran Nuclear Deal between the U.S. and Iran, which former President Donald Trump had withdrawn from. Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022 When the obituary for the Pac-12 is written, the Big 12 may get a footnote about being the final nail in the coffin, but the actual being of the Pac-12 was dead long before that. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 That was the nail in the coffin: Following this piece of evidence, the university concluded that the manuscript is, indeed, a 20th-century forgery. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 The massive upward transfer of wealth during the pandemic has perhaps been the last nail in the coffin of end-of-history neoliberalism. Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Instead, his departure was the last nail in the coffin that contains the remains of the 2019 world champions. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 And the Exynos 2200 might be the final nail in the Exynos coffin. Chris Smith, BGR, 29 July 2022
Verb
But so was the dialogue, and this is where Cerda really nails it. Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017 Marist coach Colleen Biebel also sent Garofalo, who was nailed at home on a perfect relay throw from Barrington shortstop Julia Kozar. Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 10 June 2017 And making sure Johnson nailed all those backing vocals. Matt Wake, AL.com, 9 June 2017 Some houses had bathtubs, mirrors, furniture, crosses nailed to the wall. Washington Post, 5 June 2017 By nailing down Chance as the festival’s finale, before even his star-making turn at this year’s Grammy Awards, Sasquatch! grabbed one of this year’s marquee live acts for their youthful audience. Charles R. Cross, The Seattle Times, 24 May 2017 Why does Apple nail what channel the Cavs game is on but Google does not? Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 18 May 2017 Finally, in 2011, Shell and Eni paid the government $1.3 billion, including about $200 million as a signature bonus -- a onetime fee charged by some oil-producing nations -- to nail down the contract once and for all. Chiara Albanese, Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2017 How could anyone nail both the keys and the rhythms with perfect accuracy? David Pogue, Scientific American, 3 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English nægl; akin to Old High German nagal nail, fingernail, Latin unguis fingernail, toenail, claw, Greek onyx

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of nail was before the 12th century

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