clouer

== French == === Etymology === From clou (“nail”), or alternatively from Late Latin clāvāre, from Latin clāvus. Compare Italian chiavare, Catalan clavar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klu.e/ Homophones: clouai, cloué, clouée, clouées, cloués, clouez === Verb === clouer to nail (to attach using a nail) (figurative) to stick (to attach) (figurative) to pin down (vulgar) to nail, shag, fuck ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== déclouer enclouer === Further reading === “clouer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === couler, croule, croulé