peg (p g)n. 1. 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. Idiom: To work steadily; persist: pegged away until our luck turned. take (someone) down a peg To reduce the pride of; humble. [Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch.] |
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