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verb trans., spec
1: To succeed in catching or getting hold of; . to arrest. (1760 —) .
C. F. Burke The cops...nail Ben for havin' the cup (1969).
2:mainly boxing To succeed in hitting with a punch or shot; to strike forcefully. (1785 —) .
J. Dempsey He...is in a position to be nailed on the chin (1950).
3:US Usu. of a man: to have sex with (often with implication of aggression); = screw verb 1 . (1960 —) .
R. Grossbach Who would you rather marry, then—the publishing cupcake in the Florsheims who nailed you on the couch and then fired you? (1979).
[From earlier sense, to fix with a nail.]
verb trans., spec
1: To succeed in catching or getting hold of; . to arrest. (1760 —) .
C. F. Burke The cops...nail Ben for havin' the cup (1969).
2:
J. Dempsey He...is in a position to be nailed on the chin (1950).
3:
R. Grossbach Who would you rather marry, then—the publishing cupcake in the Florsheims who nailed you on the couch and then fired you? (1979).
[From earlier sense, to fix with a nail.]
| nah, nag, naff | |
| nailer, nails, name |
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