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    nailed
    [nāld]
    adjective
    nailed (adjective)
    1. fastened or constructed with nails:
      "a nailed coffin" · "heavy nailed boots"
    2. having fingernails or toenails of a specified kind:
      "long-nailed fashion models" · "his black-nailed fingers"
    nail
    [nāl]
    verb
    nailed (past tense) · nailed (past participle)
    1. fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails:
      "nail the edge framing to the wall" · "the teacher was nailing up the lists"
    2. informal
      expose (someone) as deceitful or criminal; catch or arrest:
      "have you nailed the killer?"
      • expose (a lie or other instance of deception).
    3. american football
      informal
      tackle (the quarterback or ballcarrier), especially at or behind the line of scrimmage.
      • baseball
        (of a fielder) put (a runner) out by throwing to a base:
        "he dropped a perfect throw home that should have nailed Joe by yards"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        (of a player) defeat or outwit (an opponent):
        "Navratilova tried to nail her on the backhand side"
      • (of a player) secure (a victory) conclusively:
        "there's no doubt I had chances to nail it in the last set"
    4. informal
      perform (an action or task) perfectly:
      "she absolutely nailed the high notes" · "I guess they were indeed impressed (nailed it!)"
    5. vulgar slang
      (of a man) have sex with (someone).
    Origin
    Old English nægel (noun), næglan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nagel and German Nagel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin unguis and Greek onux.
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    verb
    1. fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails:
      fasten
      attach
      fix
      affix
      secure
      tack
      hammer
      pin
      post
    2. expose (someone) as deceitful or criminal; catch or arrest:
      catch
      capture
      apprehend
      arrest
      seize
      take in
      bring in
      collar
      nab
      cop
      run in
      pull in
      pick up
      bust
      pinch
      nick
      nobble
      take into custody
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