Drop
Drop verb - To fail to win, gain, or obtain.
Usage example: the local hockey team has dropped two out of the last three contests
Nail
Nail verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: the running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it
How words are described
| special | special drop | special nail |
| long | long drop | long nail |
| certain | certain drop | certain nail |
| original | original drop | original nail |
| Other adjectives: straight, single, sharp, small, actual, large, big, huge, tiny, bad, final, extra, last, literal, giant. | ||
Common collocations
| grenade | drop grenade | nail grenade |
| references | drop references | nail references |
Both words in one sentence
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Heather makes Lindsay drop some limited-edition nail polish, and the 'camera' goes to a bird's eye view of it pouring out of the bottle onto the carpet.
Source: Symbolic Blood -
Though in the second season NBC put it up against American Idol among other things, causing its ratings to drop which was the final nail in the coffin.
Source: Series / Joey -
Like Maggie, Bart is only noticed when hes blowing something up, yet when Lisa is in trouble they drop everything tooth and nail.
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