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nail

noun
  1. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
  2. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
  3. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
verb
  1. complete a pass
    complete
  2. take into custody
    arrest
  3. attach something somewhere by means of nails
    “nail the board onto the wall”
  4. hit hard
    blast
  5. locate exactly
    pinpoint
  6. succeed at easily
    ace
  7. succeed in obtaining a position
    “They nailed a spot on the team.”
    pegnail down