nailing

nailing
A mechanical fastening by means of nails.

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  • Nailing — Nail Nail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nailed} (n[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nailing}.] [AS. n[ae]glian. See {Nail}, n.] 1. To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams. [1913 Webster] He is now… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nailing — Act of inserting or driving a nail into the ends of a fractured bone. * * * nail·ing nā liŋ n the act or process of fixing the parts of a broken bone by means of a nail <intramedullary nailing> * * * nail·ing (nālґing) the operation of …   Medical dictionary

  • nailing jelly to a tree — idiom. Tackling a particularly messy, and probably impossible, problem. Example Citations: How do you measure happiness, anyway? Happiness, like pain, has a threshold that varies from person to person. Defining it is about as easy as nailing… …   New words

  • nailing jelly to the wall —    To say that something is like nailing jelly to the wall means that it is extremely difficult to do, if not impossible.     Keeping track of his movements is like nailing jelly to the wall …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • nailing strip — noun : a strip of wood made fast (as by bolting) to a surface (as of concrete or metal) unsuitable for nailing in order to provide a means of attaching something (as flooring or lathing) by nailing * * * a strip of wood or other partly yielding… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nailing — Наколотка (клише на подставку) …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • nailing — neɪl v. hammer a nail; attach with a nail; shut up (a box, container, etc.) with nails; arrest, trap; catch in lie; focus in on, set firmly on; find; punch, hit (Slang); (Slang) have sex with (vulgar) n. pin of steel, specially shaped little… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nailing — nailˈing noun 1. Making nails 2. Fastening with nails • • • Main Entry: ↑nail …   Useful english dictionary

  • nailing strip — a strip of wood or other partly yielding material attached to a hard surface, as of steel or concrete, so that objects may be nailed to the surface. * * * …   Universalium

  • Nailing machine — Станок для наколотки клише …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

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