verb
1. succeed in obtaining a position (Freq. 1)
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He nailed down a spot at Harvard
• Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑win, ↑come through, ↑bring home the bacon, ↑deliver the goods
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
2. define clearly
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I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
• Syn: ↑pin down, ↑peg down, ↑narrow down, ↑narrow, ↑specify
• Hypernyms: ↑determine
• Hyponyms: ↑concretize
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s something PP
3. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
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let's finalize the proposal
• Derivationally related forms: ↑finalisation (for: ↑finalise), ↑finalization (for: ↑finalize)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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nail down [phrasal verb]
1 : to make (something, such as a victory) certain to happen
They need to score another touchdown to nail down the victory.
2 : to find out or identify (something) exactly
Her doctors haven't yet been able to nail down a diagnosis.
They're trying to nail down the cause of our network problems.
3 : to make (something) definite or final
nail down a decision
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Main Entry: ↑nail
Useful english dictionary. 2012.