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   Peg

   /peɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. a short cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic, typically tapered at one end, that is used for holding things together, hanging things on, or marking a position.
   • ▪ a pin or bolt driven into the ground to hold one of the ropes or corners of a tent in position.
   • ▪ a bung for stoppering a cask.
   • 2. a point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates: "the Mexican peso, linked to the dollar by a crawling peg, was distinctly too high"
   • 3. a measure of liquor: Indian "have a peg of whiskey"
   • 4. a person's leg: informal "I have a good right peg and the ball ended up in the back of the net"
   • 5. a strong throw, especially in baseball.

   verb

   • 1. fix or make fast with a peg or pegs: "drape individual plants with nets, pegging down the edges" Similar fixpinattachfastensecuremake fast
   • 2. fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level. Similar hold downkeep downfixsetholdcontrolfreezelimit
   • ▪ form a fixed opinion of; categorize: informal North American "most music journalists have us pegged as a comedy band"
   • 3. throw (a ball) hard and low, especially in baseball: "the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect peg ‘plug, peg’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

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   • Get a Peg it mug for your dad Manafort. Peg-it; origin: when you see horse's on the last leg - crossed with peg leg. A peg holds up a tent. So if you 'peg-it', you extend to the maximum. Volume and Speed are just two examples where 'peg-it' applies.

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   • When you use peg as a verb, it means to identify someone or something: "I pegged you as a word lover, the first time I laid eyes on you." A coat rack might consist of a line of wooden pegs, and you might also secure a tent by driving metal pegs into the ground to hold it there. When you fasten or pierce something with a peg, you can say you peg it.

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   What is a peg in golf?

   • peg - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface. nog. pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things. golf tee, tee - a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground.

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   Peg definition: 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.. See examples of PEG used in a sentence.

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   A peg is a bolt or pin that holds something in place or marks a location. When you use peg as a verb, it means to identify someone or something: "I pegged you as a word lover, the first time I laid eyes on you." A coat rack might consist of a line of wooden pegs, and you might also secure a tent by driving metal pegs into the ground to hold it ...

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   5 days ago · 1. countable noun. A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on. His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen. 2. countable noun. A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line.

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   Define peg. peg synonyms, peg pronunciation, peg translation, English dictionary definition of peg. abbr. polyethylene glycol n. 1. a. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole. b. A similar pin forming a...

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   an object on a wall or door that you hang things on. peg noun [C] (ON ROPE) a short piece of wood, plastic, etc that is used to hold clothes on a rope while they dry. peg noun [C] (STICK) a stick made of metal or wood that has a sharp end and which is used to fix something somewhere: a tent peg. peg. verb [ T ]

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   : someone who does not fit in a particular place or situation. She felt like a square peg in a round hole at the new school until she made some new friends. off the peg. British. : in a store where clothes are sold in different sizes that are not made to fit a particular person. He bought that suit off the peg. [= ( US) off the rack]

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   noun. /pɛɡ/ enlarge image. a short piece of wood, metal, or plastic used for holding things together, hanging things on, marking a position, etc. There's a peg near the door to hang your coat on. Mark the boundary with pegs. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.