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NAIL DOWN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
Example:
let's finalize the proposal
Synonyms:
finalise; finalize; nail down; settle
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "nail down" is one way to...):
end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Define clearly
Example:
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Synonyms:
nail down; narrow; narrow down; peg down; pin down; specify
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "nail down" is one way to...):
determine (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nail down"):
concretize (make something concrete)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
Meaning:
Succeed in obtaining a position
Example:
He nailed down a spot at Harvard
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "nail down" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
