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- Dictionarynailed/neɪld/
adjective
- 1. fastened or constructed with nails: "a nailed coffin"
- 2. having fingernails or toenails of a specified kind: "long-nailed fashion models"
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NAILED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of nail 2. to fasten something with nails: 3. to catch someone…. Learn more.
a. To strike or bring down: nail a bird in flight; nail a running back. b. To perform successfully or have noteworthy success in: nailed the dive; nailed the exam.
to catch someone, especially when they are doing something wrong, or to make it clear that they are guilty:
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.
Synonyms for NAILED: hit, smacked, knocked, slapped, banged, slammed, punched, pounded; Antonyms of NAILED: confused, muddled, unsettled, muddied, disguised, masked, concealed, hid
"nailed" is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it to describe something that has been fixed firmly in place, or to describe something that has been done with skill and precision. For example: "Our team nailed the presentation, and were praised by the client.".
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of nail. Wiktionary. Synonyms: aced. pegged. completed. detained. captured. apprehended. detected. caught. arrested. collared. exposed. trapped. seized. nabbed. copped. Antonyms: released. liberated. unfastened. adjective. Having nails (often of a specified kind). A red-nailed finger. Wiktionary.
verb. /neɪl/ Verb Forms. Idioms Phrasal Verbs. nail something (+ adv./prep./adj.) to fasten something to something with a nail or nails. I nailed the sign to a tree. Wooden boards had been nailed across the windows. The shutters had been nailed shut. There’s no need to nail the wood down. Definitions on the go.
Slang. to hit (a person): He nailed him on the chin with an uppercut in the first round. to focus intently on an object or subject: She kept her eyes nailed on the suspicious customer. Obs. to stud with or as if with nails.
nail meaning, definition, what is nail: a thin pointed piece of metal with a fla...: Learn more.
