Word

nail, v.
(nailed, nailing, nails)
freq. cnt. 11

attach something somewhere by means of nails
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

nail

sample sentences

"nail the board onto the wall"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

nail nailer

also see

nail down

semantic pointers

hypernym

attach

take into custody
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

apprehend arrest collar cop nab nail pick up

sample sentences

"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

arrest

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pickup

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

collar

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

apprehension apprehender

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cop

semantic pointers

hypernym

clutch, seize, prehend

hit hard
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blast boom nail smash

sample sentences

"He smashed a 3-run homer"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smash smasher

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blast

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit

complete a pass
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

complete nail

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

completion

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

football, football game

hypernym

play

locate exactly
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

nail pinpoint

sample sentences

"can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"
"The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebody PP
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pinpoint

semantic pointers

hypernym

locate, turn up

succeed at easily
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ace breeze through nail pass with flying colors sail through sweep through

sample sentences

"She sailed through her exams"
"You will pass with flying colors"
"She nailed her astrophysics course"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ace

semantic pointers

hypernym

pass, make it

succeed in obtaining a position
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

nail nail down peg

sample sentences

"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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semantic pointers

hypernym

succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods