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verb

1. succeed in obtaining a position (Freq. 1)
- He nailed down a spot at Harvard
• Syn:
nail, peg
• Hypernyms:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. define clearly
- I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
• Syn:
pin down, peg down, narrow down, narrow, specify
• Derivationally related forms:
specifier (for: specify)
• Hypernyms:
determine
• Hyponyms:
concretize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. make final;
put the last touches on;
put into final form
- let's finalize the proposal
• Syn:
finalize, finalise, settle
• See Also:
settle on (for: settle)
• Derivationally related forms:
finalisation (for: finalise), finalization (for: finalize)
• Hypernyms:
end, terminate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something