Bend
Bend verb - To cause (something) to hold to another.
Usage example: bend a leash to the dog's collar
Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
How words are described
| certain | certain bend | certain nail |
| sharp | sharp bend | sharp nail |
| heavy | heavy bend | heavy nail |
| large | large bend | large nail |
| Other adjectives: fantastic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Bend over to wipe the blood from her lips and give her a slug of vodka, and she could lift her arm and nail you through the kisser with a 6.5.
Source: Nothing Up My Sleeve - For Want of a Nail: Ensign Sam Houston's not being hit by an arrow between the goalposts at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend as he was OTL is the point of departure for the series, caused by Houston's foot slipping when scaling a barricade.
Source: Literature / Trail of Glory
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