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Nail vs Nailbat - What's the difference?

nail | nailbat |

As nouns the difference between nail and nailbat

is that nail is the thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals while nailbat is (informal) a baseball bat with a nail or nails in it, as a weapon.

As a verb nail

is to fix (an object) to another object using a nail.

nail

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) nail, nayl, (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
  • The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
  • The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
  • A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
  • *
    • Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside .
  • An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20th of an ell or 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches or 5.715 cm).
    • Derived terms
    * eightpenny nail * fourpenny nail * hangnail * hard as nails * hit the nail on the head * (l) * nail file / nail-file / nailfile * nail polish * (l) * (l) * on the nail * fingernail * rusty nail * sixpenny nail * spit nails * straw nail * tenpenny nail * toenail * twelvepenny nail

    See also

    * claw * talon

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
    • He nailed the placard to the post.
  • To drive a nail.
    • He used the ax head for nailing .
  • To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
  • * Dryden
    • The rivets of your arms were nailed with gold.
  • (slang) To catch.
  • * 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
    • we'll nail the sophist to it, if we can get him on that charge;
  • (slang) To expose as a sham.
  • (slang) To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
    • I really nailed that test.
  • (slang) To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Fly-half Ruaridh Jackson departed early with injury but Chris Paterson nailed a penalty from wide out left to give Scotland an early lead, and Jackson's replacement Dan Parks added three more points with a penalty which skimmed over the crossbar.}}
  • (slang) Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
    • There’s a benefit gala at the Boston Pops tonight, and... well, I’m trying to nail the flautist.'' - Brian Griffin in the TV series ''Family Guy
  • To spike, as a cannon.
    • (Crabb)
    Synonyms
    * (to engage in sexual intercourse) bang, fuck, pound, screw, shag (British)

    See also

    * (w) * (w) *

    Anagrams

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    nailbat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * nail bat * nail-bat

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A baseball bat with a nail or nails in it, as a weapon.
  • * 1997 , Sept 20: Luke Drelick, Need help in Temple of the Ancients:'', alt.games.final-fantasy, ''Usenet
    • It helps a BUNDLE if Cloud is equipped with barely any materia except Restore + Nail Bat , and Tifa is equipped with barely any materia + Tiger Hand.
  • * 1997 , Nov 27: "Unright", Need help with Final Fantasy 7?'', alt.games.final-fantasy, ''Usenet
    • What size nail is in the nailbat ?
  • * 2000, Mar 6: "He of the Red Glasses", how many nails does it take? [ot]'', alt.gothic, ''Usenet
    • Or just a baseball bat with a (long) nail in it. Long live the Nailbat ! It will smite you with much smite!
  • * 2000, Apr 8: Matt, 10,000 Promises anyone?'', alt.fan.backstreet.boys, ''Usenet
    • Tell the toaster oven you love and appreciate it, then have at it with a nail bat while it sleeps lest it sway the eggbeater and blender its way.
  • * 2001 , Mar 18: "Grim Serrator", Catastrophe?'', alt.music.mdfmk, ''Usenet
    • you just sodomized all my chances with a nailbat .
  • * 2003: John Logan, Bringing Something Back
    • Did Sean really not remember me, not even threatening me with a knife or his home-made nail-bat ?

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    * English terms derived from Japanese