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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.
to fasten something with nails: nail something to something She had nailed a small shelf to the door. be nailed up A notice had been nailed up on the wall. be nailed down The lid of the box had been nailed down. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fastening and tying.
A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand. He hammered the nail into the branch.
1. hit the nail on the head, to say or do exactly the right thing. 2. nail in someone's or something's coffin, something that hastens the demise or failure of a person or thing: Every moment's delay is another nail in his coffin. [before 900; (n.)
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.
Definition of nail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the adjective nailed is in the Old English period (pre-1150). nailed is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nail n. , ‑ed suffix 2 ; nail v. , ‑ed suffix 1 .
