nail

horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"

take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

complete a pass