nail
     n 1: horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal
          surface of the digits
     2: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into
        materials as a fastener
     3: a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
     v 1: attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the
          board onto the wall"
     2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected
        criminals" [syn: {collar}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up},
         {nab}, {cop}]
     3: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {smash}, {boom},
        {blast}]
     4: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
        Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {peg}]
     5: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will
        pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics
        course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying
        colors}, {sweep through}, {sail through}]
     6: locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the
        enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the
        chromosome" [syn: {pinpoint}]
     7: complete a pass [syn: {complete}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0