ALL meanings of peg
peg
P p - noun peg a female given name, form of Peggy. 1
- verb with object peg to drive or insert a peg into. 1
- verb with object peg to fasten with or as with pegs. 1
- verb with object peg to mark with pegs. 1
- verb with object peg to strike or pierce with or as with a peg. 1
- verb with object peg to keep (the commodity price, exchange rate, etc.) at a set level, as by manipulation or law. 1
- verb with object peg Informal. to throw (a ball). 1
- verb with object peg Journalism. to base (an article, feature story, etc.) upon; justify by (usually followed by on): The feature on the chief of police was pegged on the riots. 1
- verb with object peg Informal. to identify: to peg someone as a good prospect. 1
- verb without object peg to work or continue persistently or energetically: to peg away at a homework assignment. 1
- verb without object peg Informal. to throw a ball. 1
- verb without object peg Croquet. to strike a peg, as in completing a game. 1
- adjective peg Also, pegged. tapered toward the bottom of the leg: peg trousers. 1
- idioms peg take down a peg, to reduce the pride or arrogance of; humble: I guess that'll take him down a peg! 1
- noun peg hook for coat, etc. 1
- noun peg small wooden rod 1
- noun peg pin for securing tent 1
- transitive verb peg secure with pegs 1
- transitive verb peg place marker on 1
- transitive verb peg fix: value or price 1
- transitive verb peg hang: to dry, etc. 1
- transitive verb peg throw forcefully: baseball, etc. 1
- intransitive verb peg identify: sb as sth 1
- transitivephrasal verb peg assign guilt for: sth on sb 1
- countable noun peg A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on. 0
- countable noun peg A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line. 0
- countable noun peg A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else. 0
- verb peg If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs. 0
- verb peg If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level. 0
- noun peg a small cylindrical pin or dowel, sometimes slightly tapered, used to join two parts together 0
- noun peg a pin pushed or driven into a surface: used to mark scores, define limits, support coats, etc 0
- noun peg any of several pins passing through the head (peg box) of a stringed instrument, which can be turned so as to tune strings wound around them 0
- noun peg a split or hinged pin for fastening wet clothes to a line to dry 0
- noun peg a person's leg 0
- noun peg a tooth 0
- noun peg a small drink of wine or spirits, esp of brandy or whisky and soda 0
- noun peg an opportunity or pretext for doing something 0
- noun peg a mountaineering piton 0
- noun peg a post that a player's ball must strike to win the game 0
- noun peg a fishing station allotted to an angler in a competition, marked by a peg in the ground 0
- noun peg a level of self-esteem, importance, etc (esp in the phrases bring or take down a peg) 0
- verb peg to knock or insert a peg into or pierce with a peg 0
- verb peg to secure with pegs 0
- verb peg to insert or use pitons 0
- verb peg to mark (a score) with pegs, as in some card games 0
- verb peg to aim and throw (missiles) at a target 0
- verb peg to work steadily 0
- verb peg to stabilize (the price of a commodity, an exchange rate, etc) by legislation or market operations 0
- noun peg a short, usually tapering or pointed piece of wood, metal, etc. used to hold parts together or in place, or to close an opening, as in a barrel 0
- noun peg a projecting pin or bolt used to hang things on, fasten ropes to, mark degrees of measurement or keep the score in a game, etc. 0