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nail [n]

1)	horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

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horny_structure integumentary_system dactyl half-moon matrix fingernail toenail

2)	a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

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fastener brad clinch clout doornail eightpenny_nail fourpenny_nail head hobnail nailhead shank sixpenny_nail spike staple stub_nail tack tenpenny_nail

3)	a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

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nail [v]

1)	attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"

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attach nailer nail_down

2)	take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

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apprehend arrest collar cop nab pick_up

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clutch bull pickup apprehension apprehender

3)	hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

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blast boom smash

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hit blast bang smasher

4)	succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

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bring_home_the_bacon

5)	succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

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ace breeze_through pass_with_flying_colors sail_through sweep_through

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6)	locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

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locate pinpoint

7)	complete a pass

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play football completion

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