peg, nog
(noun) a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
(noun) a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
peg
(noun) regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg
(noun) a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
pin, peg, stick
(noun) informal terms for the leg; “fever left him weak on his sticks”
peg, pin
(noun) small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
peg
(verb) stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; “The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar”
peg, peg down
(verb) fasten or secure with a wooden pin; “peg a tent”
peg
(verb) pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
Source: WordNet® 3.1
PEG (countable and uncountable, plural PEGs)
(chemistry) polyethylene glycol
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
price/earnings to growth ratio (PEG ratio)
Public, educational, and government access television
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Peg
A female given name
Diminutive of Margaret
Clipping of Peggy.
Shortening.
Peg
(Canada, slang) Abbreviation of the city of Winnipeg. Usually preceded by "the".
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peg (plural pegs)
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its tail to measure its body length.
A protrusion used to hang things on.
(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
A place formally allotted for fishing
(colloquial, dated) A leg or foot.
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
A step; a degree.
Short for clothes peg.
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
(cricket, slang) A stump.
• (small quantity of strong liquor): shot
peg (third-person singular simple present pegs, present participle pegging, simple past and past participle pegged)
(transitive) To fasten using a peg.
(transitive) To affix or pin.
(transitive) To fix a value or price.
(transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
(transitive, slang) To throw.
(transitive, slang) To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)
(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
(transitive, slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
(slang, transitive, typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo.
(intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
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Source: Wiktionary
Peg, n. Etym: [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.]
1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.
2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.
3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. Shak.
4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg." To screw papal authority to the highest peg. Barrow. And took your grandess down a peg. Hudibras. Peg ladder, a ladder with but one standard, into which cross pieces are inserted.
– Peg tankard, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as divide the liquor into equal portions. "Drink down to your peg." Longfellow.
– Peg tooth. See Fleam tooth under Fleam.
– Peg top, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it.
– Screw peg, a small screw without a head, for fastening soles.
Peg, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pegged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pegging.]
1. To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely. I will rend an oak And peg thee in his knotty entrails. Shak.
2. (Cribbage)
Definition: To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]
Peg, v. i.
Definition: To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
