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- [peg]
- /pɛg/
- /ˈpegɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peg]
- /pɛg/
Definitions of pegging word
- noun pegging 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 pegging Informal. a leg, either real or wooden: still on his pegs at 99. 1
- noun pegging a notch or degree: to come down a peg. 1
- noun pegging an occasion, basis, or reason: a peg to hang a grievance on. 1
- noun pegging 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 pegging Informal. a throw, especially in baseball: The peg to the plate was late. 1
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Origin of pegging
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 Pegging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pegging 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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