nail
/neɪl/ verb C2- To fix (an object) to another object using a nail. · He nailed the placard to the post.
- To drive a nail. · He used the ax head for nailing.
- To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
- To catch.
- To expose as a sham.
- To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully. · I really nailed that test.
- To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
- Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
He/she/it nails · Past nailed · Past participle nailed · -ing form nailing
Verb forms
- Base form
- nail
- He/she/it
- nails
- Past
- nailed
- Past participle
- nailed
- -ing form
- nailing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
That sharp stake at the landing had torn off the strip of batting nailed on the flat.
Here is Mount Clear, Mount Rusty-Nail,
My glass allowed me to observe that the plaster was slightly scratched in doing it, which would not have been the case if the man’s nail had been trimmed.
He is a hard nail, is Colonel Emsworth.
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