nailing

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

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

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

(verb) succeed in obtaining a position. Synonyms: nail down, nail, 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, nail. Examples: "She sailed through her exams." "You will pass with flying colors." "She nailed her astrophysics course."

(verb) locate exactly. Synonyms: pinpoint, nail. 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, nail.