peg

peg (p

a. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.

b. A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.

2. Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.

3. A degree or notch, as in estimation: Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.

4. Chiefly British A drink of liquor.

5. Baseball A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.

6. Informal A leg, especially a wooden one.

v. pegged, peg·ging, pegs

v.tr.

1. To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.

2. To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.

3. To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.

4. Informal To classify; categorize: I pegged her as an opportunist. Why do you have me pegged as the rowdy one?

5. Informal To throw.

v.intr.

To work steadily; persist: pegged away until our luck turned.

Idiom:

take (someone) down a peg

To reduce the pride of; humble.

[Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch.]

peg

Noun

1. a small pin or bolt used to join two parts together, to fasten, or to mark

2. a hook or knob for hanging things on

3. Music a pin on a stringed instrument which can be turned to tune the string wound around it

4. Also called: (clothes peg) a split or hinged pin for fastening wet clothes to a line to dry

5. Brit a small drink of spirits

6. an opportunity or pretext for doing something: the play's subject matter provides a perfect peg for a discussion of issues like morality and faith

7. bring or take (someone) down a peg to lower the pride of (someone)

8. off the peg Brit & NZ (of clothes) ready-to-wear, as opposed to tailor-made

Verb

[pegging, pegged]

1. to insert a peg into

2. to secure with pegs: the balloon was pegged down to stop it drifting away

3. to mark (a score) with pegs, as in some card games

4. Chiefly Brit to work steadily: he pegged away at his job for years

5. to fix or maintain something, such as prices, at a particular level or value: a fixed rate mortgage, pegged at 9.6 per cent [Low Germanic pegge]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	peg - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface nog pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things golf tee, tee - a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground tent peg - a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent treenail, trenail, trunnel - a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
	2.	peg - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. pin marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
	3.	peg - informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" pin, stick leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
	4.	peg - a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg pegleg, wooden leg, leg prosthesis, prosthetic device - corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
	5.	peg - regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
	6.	peg - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing oarlock, rowlock, thole, tholepin, pin dinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled holder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"
Verb	1.	peg - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" nail down, nail bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
	2.	peg - pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
	3.	peg - fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" peg down attach - cause to be attached narrow down, pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow, specify - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
	4.	peg - stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" stabilize, stabilise - make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"