nail

nail (http://definr.com/nail)

     n 1: horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal
          surface of the digits
     2: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into
        materials as a fastener
     3: a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
     v 1: attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the
          board onto the wall"
     2: take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
        [syn: collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop]
     3: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: smash, boom,
        blast]
     4: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
        Harvard" [syn: nail down, peg]
     5: succeed at an exam easily and do very well; "She sailed
        through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"
        [syn: breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors,
        sweep through, sail through]
     6: locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the
        enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the
        chromosome" [syn: pinpoint]
     7: complete a pass, in football [syn: complete]