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nail down
verb
1. succeed in obtaining a position (Freq. 1)
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He nailed down a spot at Harvard

Syn: ↑nail, ↑peg
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
Derivationally related forms: ↑specifier (for: ↑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

Syn: ↑finalize, ↑finalise, ↑settle
See Also: ↑settle on (for: ↑settle)
Derivationally related forms: ↑finalisation (for: ↑finalise), ↑finalization (for: ↑finalize)
Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑terminate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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nail down [phrasal verb]
nail (something) down or nail down (something)
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.