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nailing down

nailing down is the present participle and gerund 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 nailing down

What is nailing down the present participle and gerund of?
Nailing down is the present participle and gerund of nail down.

Words near nailing down in the dictionary

  1. nailgun
  2. nailguns
  3. nailhead
  4. nailheads
  5. nailing
  6. nailing down
  7. nailing it
  8. nailing Jell-O to a wall
  9. nailing one's colours to the mast
  10. nailing someone to the wall
  11. nailing the hammer on the head

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