Nail (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Blast
• Boom
• Smash

Hypernyms

• Hit

Meaning ²

Succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Pass With Flying Colors
• Ace
• Breeze Through
• Sail Through
• Sweep Through

Hypernyms

• Pass
• Make It

Meaning ³

Attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Related Words

• Nail (noun)
• Nail Down (verb)
• Nailer (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Complete a pass.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Synonyms

• Complete

Hypernyms

• Play

Meaning ⁵

Succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Nail Down
• Peg

Hypernyms

• Come Through
• Deliver The Goods
• Bring Home The Bacon
• Succeed

Meaning ⁶

Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• The detectives finally managed to nail the prime suspect in the murder case.
• After months of surveillance, the police were able to nail the group of thieves.
• The security team nailed the individual who had been causing trouble in the stadium.
• The customs officers nailed the smuggler at the airport with contraband in his luggage.
• The authorities eventually nailed the hacker responsible for the data breach.

Synonyms

• Apprehend
• Nab
• Arrest
• Pick Up
• Collar
• Cop

Hypernyms

• Clutch
• Seize

Meaning ⁷

Locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Pinpoint

Hypernyms

• Locate