nail

Noun

• a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

• a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

• horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

Verb

• complete a pass

• locate exactly
  • can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
    
  • The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
    

• succeed at easily
  • She sailed through her exams
    
  • You will pass with flying colors
    
  • She nailed her astrophysics course
    

• succeed in obtaining a position
  • He nailed down a spot at Harvard
    

• hit hard
  • He smashed a 3-run homer
    

• take into custody
  • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
    

• attach something somewhere by means of nails
  • nail the board onto the wall
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  complete , pinpoint , breeze through , ace , pass with flying colors , sweep through , sail through , nail down , peg , smash , boom , blast , collar , apprehend , arrest , pick up , nab , cop