Nail and Steal

Nail

Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Steal and nail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Steal" instead a verb "Nail".

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

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

Nail and steal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nail" instead a verb "Steal".

Nearby Words: stealing, stealth

How words are described

single single nail single steal
real real nail real steal
last last nail last steal

Common collocations

people nail people steal people
piece nail piece steal piece
time nail time steal time

Both words in one sentence

  • The "nail" of this fic was Vernon trying to steal a statue from Smeltings (his secondary school) for a prank.
  • 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
  • Absurdly Ineffective Barricade 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.
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