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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: nail down, nail, peg]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify]
3: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: finalize, finalise, settle, nail down]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you nail down something unknown or uncertain, you find out exactly what it is. It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension. = pin down PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 2. If you nail down an agreement, you manage to reach a firm agreement with a definite result. The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

Moby Thesaurus

afford proof of, ascertain, assure, balance, ballast, bring home to, certify, cinch, clear up, clinch, counterbalance, decide, demonstrate, determine, dismiss all doubt, ensure, establish, find out, firm, firm up, fix, follow, follow from, freeze, get at, have a case, hold, hold good, hold water, immobilize, insure, keep, make certain, make good, make no doubt, make no mistake, make out, make sure, make sure of, pin down, prove, prove to be, prove true, reassure, remove all doubt, retain, see that, see to it, set at rest, settle, settle the matter, show, sort out, stabilitate, stabilize, steady, stick, transfix