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nailed

  • past participle
    of nail.
    nail
    noun
    a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
  • past tense form
    of nail.
    nail
    noun
    a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.

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He nailed several boards together to create a makeshift coffin for the limb.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

And Gasly and his team absolutely nailed qualifying, while all the usual leading contenders had scrappy sessions one way or another.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Claire Danes nailed drunk acting from take one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Yet his attitude of constant haggling over everything that isn’t nailed down, and some things that were supposed to be, isn’t helpful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The game for the day was to sail the raft out to a marker nailed several hundred yards from shore, somewhere between the two beaches.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield