All nail synonyms
nail
N n verb nail
- capture β If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- attach β If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- tack β a lease, especially on farmland.
- hit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- whack β to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- pin β Personal Identification Number
- catch β If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- pound β Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- join β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bind β If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- sock β a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- drive β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- spike β an ear, as of wheat or other grain.
- strike β to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hammer β Armand, 1898β1990, U.S. businessman and art patron.
- nab β to arrest or capture.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- apprehend β If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- pinch β to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- detain β When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- bag β A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- collar β The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
noun nail
- peg β a female given name, form of Peggy.