Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nail 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nail 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  nail 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  nail 
 
  7  senses  of  nail 
 
  Sense  1 
  nail 
  =>  attach 
  Also  See->  nail  down#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  collar,  nail,  apprehend,  arrest,  pick  up  nab,  cop 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
 
  Sense  3 
  smash,  nail,  boom,  blast 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  4 
  nail  down  nail,  peg 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
 
  Sense  5 
  breeze  through  ace,  pass  with  flying  colors,  sweep  through  sail  through  nail 
  =>  pass,  make  it 
 
  Sense  6 
  pinpoint,  nail 
  =>  locate,  turn  up 
 
  Sense  7 
  complete,  nail 
  =>  play 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  nail 
 
  nail  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  nail 
 
  Sense  1 
  nail 
  =>  attach 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  collar,  nail,  apprehend,  arrest,  pick  up  nab,  cop 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  smash,  nail,  boom,  blast 
  =>  hit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  nail  down  nail,  peg 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  breeze  through  ace,  pass  with  flying  colors,  sweep  through  sail  through  nail 
  =>  pass,  make  it 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  pinpoint,  nail 
  =>  locate,  turn  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  complete,  nail 
  =>  play 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  nail 
  agnail 
  brown  snail 
  cinnamon  snail 
  clout  nail 
  coffin  nail 
  doornail 
  edible  snail 
  eightpenny  nail 
  fingernail 
  fourpenny  nail 
  garden  snail 
  hangnail 
  hobnail 
  ingrown  toenail 
  nail 
  nail-tailed  kangaroo 
  nail-tailed  wallaby 
  nail  enamel 
  nail  hole 
  nail  polish 
  nail  varnish 
  nailbrush 
  nailer 
  nailfile 
  nailhead 
  nailrod 
  sea  snail 
  seasnail 
  sixpenny  nail 
  snail 
  stub  nail 
  tenpenny  nail 
  thumbnail 
  toenail 
  treenail 
  trenail 
  wiggle  nail 
 
  Overview  of  noun  nail 
 
  The  noun  nail  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  nail  --  (horny  plate  covering  and  protecting  part  of  the  dorsal  surface  of  the  digits) 
  2.  (3)  nail  --  (a  thin  pointed  piece  of  metal  that  is  hammered  into  materials  as  a  fastener) 
  3.  nail  --  (a  former  unit  of  length  for  cloth  equal  to  1/16  of  a  yard) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nail 
 
  The  verb  nail  has  7  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  nail  --  (attach  something  somewhere  by  means  of  nails;  "nail  the  board  onto  the  wall") 
  2.  (2)  collar,  nail,  apprehend,  arrest,  pick  up  nab,  cop  --  (take  into  custody,  as  of  suspected  criminals,  by  the  police) 
  3.  (1)  smash,  nail,  boom,  blast  --  (hit  hard;  "He  smashed  a  3-run  homer") 
  4.  nail  down  nail,  peg  --  (succeed  in  obtaining  a  position;  "He  nailed  down  a  spot  at  Harvard") 
  5.  breeze  through  ace,  pass  with  flying  colors,  sweep  through  sail  through  nail  --  (succeed  at  an  exam  easily  and  do  very  well  "She  sailed  through  her  exams";  "You  will  pass  with  flying  colors") 
  6.  pinpoint,  nail  --  (locate  exactly;  "can  you  pinpoint  the  position  of  the  enemy?";  "The  chemists  could  not  nail  the  identity  of  the  chromosome") 
  7.  complete,  nail  --  (complete  a  pass,  in  football) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  nail 
  hobnail 
  nail-biting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  nail 
 
  The  noun  nail  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  nail  --  (horny  plate  covering  and  protecting  part  of  the  dorsal  surface  of  the  digits) 
  2.  (3)  nail  --  (a  thin  pointed  piece  of  metal  that  is  hammered  into  materials  as  a  fastener) 
  3.  nail  --  (a  former  unit  of  length  for  cloth  equal  to  1/16  of  a  yard) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nail 
 
  The  verb  nail  has  7  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  nail  --  (attach  something  somewhere  by  means  of  nails;  "nail  the  board  onto  the  wall") 
  2.  (2)  collar,  nail,  apprehend,  arrest,  pick  up  nab,  cop  --  (take  into  custody,  as  of  suspected  criminals,  by  the  police) 
  3.  (1)  smash,  nail,  boom,  blast  --  (hit  hard;  "He  smashed  a  3-run  homer") 
  4.  nail  down  nail,  peg  --  (succeed  in  obtaining  a  position;  "He  nailed  down  a  spot  at  Harvard") 
  5.  breeze  through  ace,  pass  with  flying  colors,  sweep  through  sail  through  nail  --  (succeed  at  an  exam  easily  and  do  very  well  "She  sailed  through  her  exams";  "You  will  pass  with  flying  colors") 
  6.  pinpoint,  nail  --  (locate  exactly;  "can  you  pinpoint  the  position  of  the  enemy?";  "The  chemists  could  not  nail  the  identity  of  the  chromosome") 
  7.  complete,  nail  --  (complete  a  pass,  in  football) 

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