Peg - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|peɡ|
Brit.
|peɡ|
noun
- a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface (syn: nog)
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. (syn: pin)
- informal terms for the leg (syn: pin, stick)
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg (syn: leg, pegleg)
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing (syn: oarlock, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin)
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. (syn: pin)
- informal terms for the leg (syn: pin, stick)
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg (syn: leg, pegleg)
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing (syn: oarlock, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin)
verb
- succeed in obtaining a position (syn: nail, nail down)
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin (syn: peg down)
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin (syn: peg down)
peg a tent
- stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operationsThe weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
Extra examples
Her coat hung on a peg by the door.
...took the arrogant student down a peg...
Is the tent pegged down all the way?
His bonus is pegged to how many sales he makes each year for the company.
Make sure the tent is safely pegged down in this high wind.
We soon had him pegged as a liar.
Sarah hung her coat on the peg.
The dividend was pegged at 6.1p.
The tent flap was pegged open.
Outside, a woman was pegging sheets to a washing line.
The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: peg
he/she/it: pegs
present participle: pegging
past tense: pegged
past participle: pegged
I/you/we/they: peg
he/she/it: pegs
present participle: pegging
past tense: pegged
past participle: pegged
noun
singular: peg
plural: pegs
singular: peg
plural: pegs
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