ALL meanings of nail-down
nail-down
N n - verb with object nail-down Obsolete. to stud with or as if with nails. 1
- idioms nail-down hit the nail on the head, to say or do exactly the right thing; be accurate or correct: Your analysis really hit the nail on the head. 1
- idioms nail-down nail in someone's / something's coffin, something that hastens the demise or failure of a person or thing: Every moment's delay is another nail in his coffin. 1
- idioms nail-down on the nail, Informal. of present interest; under discussion. without delay; on the spot; at once: He was offered a job on the nail. 1
- noun nail-down 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. 1
- noun nail-down a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis, growing on the upper side of the end of a finger or toe. 1
- noun nail-down a former measure of length for cloth, equal to 2¼ inches (6.4 cm). 1
- verb with object nail-down to fasten with a nail or nails: to nail the cover on a box. 1
- verb with object nail-down to enclose or confine (something) by nailing (often followed by up): to nail up oranges in a crate. 1
- verb with object nail-down to make fast or keep firmly in one place or position: Surprise nailed him to the spot. 1
- verb with object nail-down to accomplish perfectly: the only gymnast to nail the dismount. 1
- verb with object nail-down Informal. to secure by prompt action; catch or seize: The police nailed him with the goods. to catch (a person) in some difficulty, lie, etc. to detect and expose (a lie, scandal, etc.). 1
- verb with object nail-down Slang. to hit (a person): He nailed him on the chin with an uppercut in the first round. 1
- verb with object nail-down to focus intently on an object or subject: She kept her eyes nailed on the suspicious customer. 1