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- [peg]
- /pɛg/
- /peɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peg]
- /pɛg/
Definitions of pegged word
- noun pegged a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point. 1
- noun pegged Informal. a leg, either real or wooden: still on his pegs at 99. 1
- noun pegged a notch or degree: to come down a peg. 1
- noun pegged an occasion, basis, or reason: a peg to hang a grievance on. 1
- noun pegged Also called pin. Music. a pin of wood or metal in the neck of a stringed instrument that may be turned in its socket to adjust a string's tension. 1
- noun pegged Informal. a throw, especially in baseball: The peg to the plate was late. 1
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Origin of pegged
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English pegge (noun), peggen (v.) < Middle Dutch
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Parts of speech for Pegged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pegged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pegged usage trend in Literature
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adj pegged
- chosen — Chosen is the past participle of choose.
- deputed — to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
- frozen — past participle of freeze.
- named — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
verb pegged
- assayed — Simple past tense and past participle of assay.
- calipered — Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
- concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.
- denoted — to be a mark or sign of; indicate: A fever often denotes an infection.
- froze — simple past tense of freeze.
noun pegged
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
Antonyms for pegged
verb pegged
- loosed — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
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