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peg

/ peg /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Type of:
pin
Kinds of:
tee golf tee tent peg treenail trenail
Derived:
peg down
verb Sense 2
pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
Type of:
pierce thrust
Derived:
pin nog
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
fasten or secure with a wooden pin
"peg a tent"
Type of:
attach
Derived:
nog
See also:
pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
"The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
Type of:
stabilize stabilise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
Type of:
marker marking mark
noun Sense 6
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
Type of:
prosthesis prosthetic device
noun Sense 7
regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
Type of:
regulator
Has parts:
stringed instrument
noun Sense 8
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Type of:
holder
Has parts:
dinghy dory rowboat
noun Sense 9
informal terms of the leg
"fever left him weak on his sticks"
Type of:
leg
verb Sense 10
succeed in obtaining a position
"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
Type of:
succeed win come through
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
3
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pin tee golf tee tent peg treenail trenail pierce thrust attach stabilize stabilise marker