Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Steal
Steal verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail
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- The "nail" of this fic was Vernon trying to steal a statue from Smeltings (his secondary school) for a prank.
Source: In Spite of a Nail - Vabank is about an elaborate frameup of Kramer, who actually does regularly steal from people, just in much less showy ways than what they nail him for.
Source: Frame-Up -
In the episode "Butt Out", believing Kyle is going to sneak behind his back to steal the commercial position for the Anti-Smoking team, Cartman sneaks into Kyle's house to nail his bedroom door at night.
Source: Absurdly Ineffective Barricade
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