nailed
钉子,钉住,被钉住,被钉住的
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Definitions
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- : a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- : a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis, growing on the upper side of the end of a finger or toe.
- : a former measure of length for cloth, equal to 2.25 inches.
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- : to fasten with a nail or nails: to nail the cover on a box.
- : to enclose or confine by nailing: to nail up oranges in a crate.
- : to make fast or keep firmly in one place or position: Surprise nailed him to the spot.
- : to accomplish perfectly: the only gymnast to nail the dismount.
- : Informal. to secure by prompt action; catch or seize: The police nailed him with the goods.to catch in some difficulty, lie, etc.to detect and expose.
Phrases
- nail down
- nail in one's coffin
- bite one's nails
- fight tooth and nail
- hard as nails
- hit the bull's-eye (nail on the head)
- on the nail
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
She did what I asked but I still had to fight tooth and nail to get her “on schedule.”
For many PPC marketers, the very suggestion of using broad match keywords is like nails on a chalkboard.
Her patient, intent gaze spied that Thismia, a plant with a flower no bigger than a pinkie nail.
If you’re running out of fridge magnet space, you can use the clip’s hanging hole to attach it to hooks, thumbtacks, nails, etc.
This year, the short becomes the latest bit of content to get shoveled up in the great streaming wars of 2020, as media companies fight tooth and nail for back catalogues.
But on Tuesday, we saw another nail hammered into the already pretty tightly nailed down coffin of the two-state solution.
I was more impressed when she nailed a few less flattering character traits.
Somehow Turner nailed that one second of surpassing natural force.
“During the test, we tried all the dances and I nailed none of them,” says Boseman with a chuckle.
For example, the bookmobile was a WPA program—old bread and milk trucks full of nailed-up shelves.
Where the stone wall had to be left open for bar-ways, to drive through, he went to work and nailed up the bars.
The bird-stuffer in Alderney had some wings of Nightjars nailed up behind his door which had been shot in that Island by himself.