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nailed down

nailed down is the simple past and past participle of nail down.

Meaning of nail down

Verb

nail down (third-person singular simple present nails down, present participle nailing down, simple past and past participle nailed down)

  1. (transitive) to attach with nails
    • Nail down the shelf, then paint it.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) to make something (e.g. a decision or plan) firm or certain
    • They haven't nailed down their vacation plans yet.

Questions about nailed down

What is nailed down the simple past and past participle of?
Nailed down is the simple past and past participle of nail down.

Words near nailed down in the dictionary

  1. nailclipping
  2. nailclippings
  3. nailcutter
  4. nailcutters
  5. nailed
  6. nailed down
  7. nailed it
  8. nailed Jell-O to a wall
  9. nailed one's colours to the mast
  10. nailed someone to the wall
  11. nailed the hammer on the head

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