nail Meaning and Definition

1. n. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

2. n. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

3. n. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

4. v. complete a pass

5. v. take into custody

6. v. attach something somewhere by means of nails

7. v. hit hard

8. v. locate exactly

9. v. succeed at easily

10. v. succeed in obtaining a position