nail
verb [T + adv/prep] (FASTEN) /neɪl/Definition
› to fasten something with nails: She had nailed a small shelf to the door. A notice had been nailed up on the wall. The lid of the box had been nailed down.Fastening and tying
(Definition of nail verb (FASTEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anchorage noun
- attach verb (CONNECT)
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up phrasal verb
- bolt verb (SCREW)
- bound verb (TIE)
- bow noun (KNOT)
- bundle sth up phrasal verb
- chain noun (RINGS)
- hitch verb (FASTEN)
- lash verb (TIE)
- peg verb (FIX)
- reef knot noun
- rivet verb
- rope verb
- screw verb (METAL OBJECT)
- screw verb (TURN)
- tie noun (FASTENING)
- tie verb (FASTEN)
- truss verb
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