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nailing to the counter

nailing to the counter is the present participle and gerund 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 nailing to the counter

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

Words near nailing to the counter in the dictionary

  1. nailing it
  2. nailing Jell-O to a wall
  3. nailing one's colours to the mast
  4. nailing someone to the wall
  5. nailing the hammer on the head
  6. nailing to the counter
  7. nailings
  8. nailist
  9. nailists
  10. nailkeg
  11. nailkegs

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