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nailingverbpresent participle of nail to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous mannerthe boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook banging, bashing, batting, belting, biffing, bludgeoning, bobbing, bonking, bopping, boxing, busting, clapping, clipping, clobbering, clocking, clouting, cracking, hammering, hitting, knocking, pasting, pounding, punching, rapping, slamming, slapping, slogging, slugging, smacking, smiting, socking, striking, swatting, swiping, tagging, thumping, thwacking, walloping, whacking, whaling, zapping battering, beating, buffeting, bunging, chopping, cuffing, drubbing, lacing, lambasting, licking, mangling, mauling, pelting, peppering, pommeling(or pommelling), pummeling(also pummelling), roughingscuffingbunting, flicking, stroking, tappingbumping, butting, jabbing, jostling, kicking, kneeing, poking, prodding, pushing, shoving, stampingbowling (down or over), creaming, decking, dumping(slang), felling, flooring, knocking down, leveling(or levelling)rabbit-punching, sucker punchingcaning, clubbing, cudgeling(or cudgelling), flailing, flogging, lashing, sapping, slashing, sledgehammering, sledging, spearing, stabbing, switching, thrashing, whippingbeaning, braining, conking, skulling hanging one on to make final, definite, or beyond disputethis latest infidelity nails it—I'm filing for divorce clinching, deciding, determining, settling demonstrating, establishing, nailing (down), proving, showingaffirming, assuring, ensuring, insuring, securingdefining, specifying, stating, stipulatingclarifying, clearing (up), illuminatingconcluding, ending, finishing confusing, muddling, muddying, unsettling to reveal the true nature ofan investigative report that nailed the teenage novelist as someone who had plagiarized the works of others debunking, exposing, showing up, uncloaking, uncovering, undressing, unmasking demolishing, discrediting, disprovingdisclosing, divulging, telling, unveiling blowing the whistle on camouflaging, cloaking, disguising, masking concealing, hiding, secreting, veiling to take or keep under one's control by authority of lawthe very first time I tried to steal anything, I got nailed apprehending, arresting, busting(slang), collaring, nabbing, nicking(British slang), picking up, pinching, pulling in, restraining, running in, seizing bagging, capturing, catching, getting, grabbing, grappling, hooking, landing, snapping (up), snaring, snatching, trappingcommitting, confining, detaining, holding, immuring, imprisoning, incarcerating, interning, jailing, jugging, locking (up)binding, enchaining, fettering, handcuffing, manacling, shackling, trammeling(or trammelling)rearrestingremanding discharging emancipating, freeing, liberating, loosening, loosing, releasing, springingunbinding, unchaining to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forciblythe running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it bagging, capturing, catching, collaring, copping(slang), corralling, getting, glomming, grabbing, grappling, hooking, landing, nabbing, netting, nobbling(British slang), rapping, seizing, snagging, snapping (up), snaring, snatching, trapping gloving, haltering, lassoing, ropingapprehending, arresting, detainingbaying, corneringclasping, clutching, fastening (on), fisting, grasping, gripping, holding, latching (on or onto), securingrending, wrestingenmeshing(also immeshing), ensnaring, entangling, entrapping, meshingabducting, kidnapping(also kidnaping), spiriting (away or off) taking hold (of) missing discharging, freeing, liberating, releasingdropping, loosening, unhanding |