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(tr, adverb) to shut in or fasten tightly with or as if with nails

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby nail up

nail polish, nail scissors, nail set, nail-sick, nail technician, nail up, nail varnish, nail violin, Naima, nainsook, Naipaul

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How to use nail up in a sentence

Waal, we're ergwine ter nail up thet door ternight an' quit this-hyar place.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck
Sometimes we has ter nail up loose planks inside thet runway, an' when we does a feller lets hisself down on thet rope.
A Pagan of the Hills|Charles Neville Buck
The foot in its movement forward tilts the nail up, and almost simultaneously puts weight upon it.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
Scores of the hovels in which the workers live they are compelled to nail up sacks to keep the wind and water out.
From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography|George Edwards M.P., O.B.E.

Then we could nail up that pantry door, put the hatch into place, and keep them at our mercy.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer