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nailed to the counter

nailed to the counter is the simple past and past participle of nail to the counter.

Meaning of nail to the counter

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To expose publicly as false.

Questions about nailed to the counter

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

Words near nailed to the counter in the dictionary

  1. nailed it
  2. nailed Jell-O to a wall
  3. nailed one's colours to the mast
  4. nailed someone to the wall
  5. nailed the hammer on the head
  6. nailed to the counter
  7. nailer
  8. naileress
  9. naileresses
  10. naileries
  11. nailers

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