NAIL DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nail down mean? 

• NAIL DOWN (verb)
  The verb NAIL DOWN has 3 senses:

1. succeed in obtaining a position
2. define clearly
3. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

  Familiarity information: NAIL DOWN used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAIL DOWN (verb)

Meaning:

Succeed in obtaining a position

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

nail down; peg; nail

Context example:

He nailed down a spot at Harvard

Hypernyms (to "nail down" is one way to...):

bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Define clearly

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

pin down; narrow down; narrow; peg down; nail down; specify

Context example:

I cannot narrow down the rules for this game

Hypernyms (to "nail down" is one way to...):

determine (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nail down"):

concretize (make something concrete)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Meaning:

Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

finalise; finalize; nail down; settle

Context example:

let's finalize the proposal

Hypernyms (to "nail down" is one way to...):

end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something