Kingdom loser (4 letters)

{ Answer }

NAIL

{ Related Clues }

Ace
Brad, for one
Fasten
Fastener
Nab
Secure
Tenpenny, for one
Brad or spad
Cabinetmaker's need
Catch a crook
Catch, slangily
Catch a thief
Cobbler's sparable
Do perfectly
Fasten or fastener
Finger's tip
Manicurist's target
Picture holder
One with a pounding head?
Shingler's need
Spike's relative
Tooth's partner
Catch red-handed
Clip-and-file item
___ down (make final)
Proverbial kingdom-loser
Its overgrowth is called onychauxis
This gets hit on the head

{ Tags }

brad, catch, do, eg, fasten, fastener, file, get, gets, handed, head, hit, it, its, loser, nail, perfectly, polish, red, spad, target

{ Notes }

The answer NAIL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.

{ Definition }

NAIL as a noun:

1. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

2. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

3. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

NAIL as a verb:

1. attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"

2. (collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop) = take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

3. (smash, nail, boom, blast) = hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

4. (nail down, nail, peg) = succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

5. (breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail) = succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

6. (pinpoint, nail) = locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

7. (complete, nail) = complete a pass