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nail
/neɪl/ verbTranslation
nail sth down/on/to, etc › to fasten something with nails
çivilemek, çiviyle tutturmak
There was a 'private property' sign nailed to the tree.1962 › [T] mainly US informal to catch someone who has committed a crime
nail sb down phrasal verb suç işleyen bir kişiyi yakalamak
They eventually nailed him for handling stolen goods.697 › to make someone give you exact details or a decision about something
nail sth down phrasal verb US söyletmek, ağzından almak, zorlamak, mecbur etmek
I haven't managed to nail him down to a date yet.1167 › to understand something completely, or to describe something correctly
tamamen anlamak; açık seçik tanımlamak
We haven't been able to nail down the cause of the fire yet.11212195(Definition of nail verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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