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How to say nail and what does nail mean?

nail

verb, noun

How to pronounce nail?

The word nail sounds like nail
/neɪl/

What is the definition of nail?

verbhit hard
verbtake into custody
verbcomplete a pass
verblocate exactly
Examples
  • The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
verbsucceed at easily
Examples
  • She nailed her astrophysics course
verbsucceed in obtaining a position
Examples
  • He nailed down a spot at Harvard
nouna former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
nouna thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
verbattach something somewhere by means of nails
Examples
  • nail the board onto the wall
nounhorny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits