nail

(noun) horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.

(noun) a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener.

(noun) a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard.

(verb) attach something somewhere by means of nails. Example: "Nail the board onto the wall."

(verb) take into custody. Synonyms: collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop. Example: "The police nabbed the suspected criminals."

(verb) hit hard. Synonyms: smash, boom, blast. Example: "He smashed a 3-run homer."

(verb) succeed in obtaining a position. Synonyms: nail down, peg. Example: "He nailed down a spot at harvard."

(verb) succeed at easily. Synonyms: breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through. Examples: "She sailed through her exams." "You will pass with flying colors." "She nailed her astrophysics course."

(verb) locate exactly. Synonyms: pinpoint. Examples: "Can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?." "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome."

(verb) complete a pass. Synonyms: complete.