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verb [T] (CATCH) /neɪl/ slangDefinition
› to catch someone, especially when they are doing something wrong, or to make it clear that they are guilty: The police had been trying to nail those guys for months.Arresting and chargingBlaming and accusing
(Definition of nail verb (CATCH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apprehend verb (CATCH)
- apprehension noun (CATCHING)
- arrest noun
- arrest verb (CATCH)
- assist verb
- attach verb (TAKE GOODS)
- attachment noun (TAKING GOODS)
- charge noun (FORMAL ACCUSATION)
- charge verb (ACCUSE FORMALLY)
- cuff verb (PUT IN HANDCUFFS)
- handcuff verb
- handcuffs noun
- house arrest noun
- lag verb (PRISON)
- pull sb in phrasal verb
- run sb in phrasal verb
- take sb in phrasal verb (POLICE)
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten the net idiom
- warrant noun (DOCUMENT)
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