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nailed

verb

Meaning

  1. To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
  2. To drive a nail.
  3. To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
  4. To catch.
  5. To expose as a sham.
  6. To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
  7. Having nails (often of a specified kind).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

cop(English)blast(English)nail down(English)collar(English)peg(English)boom(English)smash(English)pick up(English)pillory(English)studs(English)theses(English)rafters(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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