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nail
Synonyms and Antonyms of nail
- The boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook.
batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough
bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp
bowl (down or over), cream, deck, fell, floor, knock down, level
cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip
hang one on
- We nailed down a date for the meeting.
- nailed the source of the story and forced a retraction
blow the whistle on
- The FBI nailed the hackers.
- The running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it.
take hold (of)
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