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PEG
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
Noun
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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• EPG
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Peg
A female given name
Diminutive of Margaret
Clipping of Peggy.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Proper noun
Peg
(Canada, slang) Abbreviation of the city of Winnipeg. Usually preceded by "the".
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• EPG
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• (small quantity of strong liquor): shot
Verb
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.
Anagrams
• EPG
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
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