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nails down

nails down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 nails down

What is nails down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Nails down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nail down.

Words near nails down in the dictionary

  1. nailprint
  2. nailprints
  3. nailproof
  4. nailrod
  5. nails
  6. nails down
  7. nails it
  8. nails Jell-O to a wall
  9. nails on a chalkboard
  10. nails one's colours to the mast
  11. nails someone to the wall

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