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English verb: nail down | |||
| 1. | nail down (social) succeed in obtaining a position | ||
| Samples | He nailed down a spot at Harvard. | ||
| Synonyms | nail, peg | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| 2. | nail down (cognition) define clearly | ||
| Samples | I cannot narrow down the rules for this game. | ||
| Synonyms | narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | determine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | concretize | ||
| 3. | nail down (change) make final; put the last touches on; put into final form | ||
| Samples | Let's finalize the proposal. | ||
| Synonyms | finalise, finalize, settle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
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