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Nail down Common

Nail down has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

succeed in obtaining a position

"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

2

define clearly

"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

3

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

"let's finalize the proposal"

4

to attach with nails

Example Sentences
"He nailed down a spot at Harvard" verb
"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" verb
"let's finalize the proposal" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
succeed determine end
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
concretize
Rhyming Words
own sown town lown mown gown rown down adown known grown frown shown brown sdown coown blown clown crown drown
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