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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:

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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:

nail; nail down; peg

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

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