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nail  (nl) n. 1. A slim, pointed piece of metal hammered into material as a fastener. 2. a. A fingernail or toenail. b. A claw or talon. 3. Something resembling a nail in shape, sharpness, or use. 4. A measure of length formerly used for cloth, equal to 1/16 yard (5.7 centimeters). tr.v. nailed, nail·ing, nails 1. To fasten, join, or attach with or as if with a nail. 2. To cover, enclose, or shut by fastening with nails: nail up a window. 3. To keep fixed, motionless, or intent: Fear nailed me to my seat. 4. Slang a. To stop and seize; catch: Police nailed the suspect. b. To detect and expose: nailed the senator in a lie; nail corruption before it gets out of control. 5. Slang 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. 6. Baseball To put out (a base runner). Phrasal Verb: nail down 1. To discover or establish conclusively: nailed down the story by checking all the facts. 2. To win: nailed down another victory in the golf tournament. 3. To specify or fix: We were finally able to nail down a meeting time. [Middle English, from Old English nægl, fingernail, toenail; see nogh- in Indo-European roots.] nailer n.

nail left to right: common, finishing, ring, and roofing nails

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nail

Noun

1. a piece of metal with a point at one end and a head at the other, hit with a hammer to join two objects together

2. the hard covering of the upper tips of the fingers and toes

3. hit the nail on the head to say something exactly correct or accurate

4. on the nail at once: he paid always in cash, always on the nail

Verb

1. to attach (something) with nails

2. Informal to arrest or catch (someone) [Old English nǣgl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits integumentary system - the skin and its appendages dactyl, digit - a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates horny structure, unguis - any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin half-moon, lunula, lunule - the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail matrix - the formative tissue at the base of a nail fingernail - the nail at the end of a finger toenail - the nail at the end of a toe
	2.	nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener brad - a small nail clinch - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet clout nail, clout - a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood doornail - a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors eightpenny nail - a nail 2.5 inches long fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place fourpenny nail - a nail 1.5 inches long head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" hobnail - a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots nailhead - flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something sixpenny nail - a nail 2 inches long spike - a large stout nail; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie" staple - a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables stub nail - a short thick nail tack - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head tenpenny nail - a nail 3 inches long
	3.	nail - a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
Verb	1.	nail - attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall" attach - cause to be attached narrow down, pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow, specify - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
	2.	nail - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" arrest, collar, cop, nab, apprehend, pick up clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
	3.	nail - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" smash, blast, boom hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	4.	nail - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" nail down, peg bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
	5.	nail - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
	6.	nail - locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome" pinpoint locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
	7.	nail - complete a pass                       complete football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

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nail

noun 1. tack, spike, rivet, hobnail, brad (technical)

noun 2. fingernail, toenail, talon, thumbnail, claw

verb 3. fasten, fix, secure, attach, pin, hammer, tack

verb 4. (informal) catch, arrest, capture, apprehend, lift (slang) trap, nab (informal) snare, ensnare, entrap, feel your collar (slang)

Translations

nail [neɪl] n (human) → uña;

(metal) → clavo

vt → clavar;

(fig) (catch) → coger (SP); pillar;

to pay cash on the nail → pagar a tocateja;

to nail sb down to a date/price → hacer que algn se comprometa a una fecha/un precio

nail [neɪl] n (human) → ongle m;

(metal) → clou m

vt → clouer;

to nail sth to sth → clouer qch à qch;

to nail sb down to a date/price → contraindre qn à accepter or donner une date/un prix;

to pay cash on the nail (Brit) → payer rubis sur l'ongle

nail [neɪl] n → Nagel m

vt (inf) (thief etc) → drankriegen: (fraud) → aufdecken;

to nail sth to sth → etw an etw acc nageln;

to nail sb down (to sth) → jdn (auf etw acc) festnageln

nail [neɪl] n (human) → unghia;

(metal) → chiodo

vt → inchiodare;

to nail sb down to a date/price → costringere qn a un appuntamento/ad accettare un prezzo;

to pay cash on the nail (BRIT) → pagare a tamburo battente

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nail

n nail [neil]

1 a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.naelظُفْرнокътnehetnegl; -neglder Nagelνύχιuñaküüsناخنkynsiongleצִיפּוֹרֶןनाखूनnokatkörömkukunöglunghiaつめ손톱, 발톱nagasnagskukunagelneglpaznokiećunhaunghieноготьnechtnohtnokatnagelเล็บtırnak指甲ніготь; кіготьناخنmóng指甲

2 a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.spykerمِسْمارгвоздейhřebíksømnagelκαρφίclavonaelمیخnaulaclouמַסמֵרकीलčavaoszegpakunaglichiodoくぎ못vinisnaglapakuspijkerspikergwóźdźpregocuiгвоздьklinecžebeljekserspikตะปูçivi釘子цвяхکيلcái đinh钉子

v

to fasten with nails He nailed the picture to the wall.vasspykerيُسَمِّر، يَدُق بالمِسْمارзаковавамpřibítsømmenagelnκαρφώνωclavarnaelutamaمیخ کوبیدنnaulataclouerלְמַסמֵרकील जड़नाzabiti čavao do kraja, fiksirati(rá)szegezmemakuneglainchiodareくぎ付けにする...을 못으로 박다prikaltipienaglotmemakukan(vast)spijkerenspikre (igjen)przybićpregara prinde în cuieприбиватьpribiťpribitizakucatispika fastตอกตะปูçivilemek將...釘住прибивати; забиватиلٹکاناđóng đinh将...钉住

n ˈnail-brush

a small brush used for cleaning one's nails. naelborselفُرْشاةُ الأظافِرчетка за ноктиkartáček na nehtyneglebørstedie Nagelbürsteβουρτσάκι νυχιώνde uñas cepilloküünehariبرسkynsiharjabrosse à onglesמִברֶשֶת לְצִיפּורנַיִיםनाखून साफ करने का ब्रशčetkica za noktekörömfeketesikat kukunaglaburstispazzolino da unghieつめブラシ손톱 솔nagų šepetukasnagu sukaberus kukunagelborstelneglebørsteszczoteczka do paznokciescova de unhasperie de unghiiщёточка для ногтейkefka na nechtyščetka za nohtečetkica za čišćenje noktijunagelborsteแปรงขัดเล็บtırnak fırçası指甲刷щіточка для нігтівناخن برشbàn chải móng tay指甲刷

n ˈnail-file

a small instrument with a rough surface, used for smoothing or shaping the edges of one's finger-nails. naelvylمِبْرَد الأظافِرпиличка за ноктиpilníček na ruceneglefildie Nagelfeileλίμα νυχιώνde uñas limaküüneviilسوهانkynsiviilalime à onglesפְּצִירָה לְצִיפוֹרנַיִיםनाखूनों को सही आकार में रखने की वस्तुturpijica za noktekörömreszelőkikir kukunaglaþjöllima/limetta per (le) unghieつめやすり손톱 다듬는 줄nagų brūžiklisnagu vīlepengikir kukunagelvijlneglefilpilnik do paznokcilima de unhaspilă de unghiiпилочка для ногтейpilník na nechtypilica za nohteturpija za noktenagelfilที่ตะไบเล็บtırnak törpüsü指甲銼пилка для нігтівناخن بنانے کا آلہcái giũa móng tay指甲锉

nouns ˈnail-polish, *ˈnail-varnish

a substance used to colour and/or varnish one's nails. naelpolitoerتَلْميع الأظافِرлакlak na nehtyneglelakder Nagellackβερνίκι νυχιώνde uñas esmalteküünelakkصیقل دادنkynsilakkavernis à onglesלַקनाखून पालिशlak za noktekörömlakkcat kukunaglalakksmalto (per unghie)マニキュア用の液매니큐어 액(液)nagų lakasnagu lakapengilat kukunagellakneglelakklakier do paznokciverniz de unhaslac de unghiiлак для ногтейlak na nechtylak za nohtelak za noktenagellackน้ำยาทาเล็บtırnak cilası指甲油лак для нігтівناخن پالشthuốc đánh móng tay指甲油

n pl ˈnail-scissors

scissors for trimming one's nails. naelskêrمِقَص الأظافِرножичка за ноктиnůžky na nehtyneglesaksdie Nagelschereψαλιδάκι νυχιώνtijeras para las uñasküünekääridجیز برندهkynsisaksetciseaux à onglesמִספָּרַיִים לְצִיפּוֹרנַיִיםनाखून काटने की कैंचीškarice za noktekörömollógunting kukunaglaskæri/-klippurforbicine per le unghieつめ切りばさみ손톱 가위, 손톱깎이nagų žirklutėsnagu šķērītespengetip kukunagelschaarneglesaksnożyczki do paznokcitesoura de unhasножницы для ногтейnožnice na nechtyškarjice za nohtemakazice za noktenagelsaxกรรไกรเล็กสำหรับตัดเล็บtırnak makası指甲剪ножиці для нігтівناخن کاٹنے کي قينچيkéo cắt móng tay指甲剪

hit the nail on the head

to be absolutely accurate (in one's description of something or someone, in an estimate of something etc). slaan die spyker op die kopيَكون دقيقا في وَصْفِه أو فيما يَقولулучвамuhodit hřebík na hlavičkuslå hovedet på sømmetden Nagel auf den kopf treffenπετυχαίνω διάναdar en el clavootse naelapead tabamaدر راس چیزی واقع شدنosua naulan kantaanmettre le doigt dessusקָלַע בּוּלसही-सही बात बतानाprisiliti nekoga da se izjasnifején találja a szegetpemberian yang tepat sekalihitta naglann á höfuðið(cogliere nel segno)ぴったり言う핵심을 찌르다, 요점을 말하다pataikyti kaip pirštu į akįtrāpīt kā naglai uz galvastepat sekalide spijker op de kop slaantreffe spikeren på hodettrafić w sedno/dziesiątkęacertar em cheioa pune punctul pe iпопасть в точкуtrafiť klinec po hlavičkezadeti žebljico na glavicobiti potpuno precizanträffa huvudet på spikenทำในสิ่งที่ถูกต้องtaşı gediğine koymak, tam yerinde söz söylemek說得中肯попасти в точкуبالکل صحيح اندازہ لگاناnói đúng说得中肯