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Definitions for Peg

[1] 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.
[2] Informal . a leg, either real or wooden: still on his pegs at 99.
[3] a notch or degree: to come down a peg.
[4] an occasion, basis, or reason: a peg to hang a grievance on.
[5] 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.
[6] Informal . a throw, especially in baseball: The peg to the plate was late.
[7] news peg.
[8] Economics . the level at which some price, exchange rate, etc., is set.
[9] British , Indian English . an alcoholic drink, especially a whiskey or brandy and soda.
[10] British . clothespin.
[11] to drive or insert a peg into.
[12] to fasten with or as with pegs.
[13] to mark with pegs.
[14] to strike or pierce with or as with a peg.
[15] to keep (the commodity price, exchange rate, etc.) at a set level, as by manipulation or law.
[16] Informal . to throw (a ball).
[17] 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.
[18] Informal . to identify: to peg someone as a good prospect.
[19] to work or continue persistently or energetically: to peg away at a homework assignment.
[20] Informal . to throw a ball.
[21] Croquet . to strike a peg, as in completing a game.
[22] Also pegged. tapered toward the bottom of the leg: peg trousers.
[23] take down a peg , to reduce the pride or arrogance of; humble: I guess that'll take him down a peg!
[24] a female given name, form of Peggy.
[25] a small cylindrical pin or dowel, sometimes slightly tapered, used to join two parts together
[26] a pin pushed or driven into a surface: used to mark scores, define limits, support coats, etc
[27] music 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 See also pin (def. 11)
[28] Also called: clothes peg British a split or hinged pin for fastening wet clothes to a line to dry US and Canadian equivalent: clothespin
[29] informal a person's leg
[30] Northern English dialect a tooth
[31] British a small drink of wine or spirits, esp of brandy or whisky and soda
[32] an opportunity or pretext for doing something a peg on which to hang a theory
[33] a mountaineering piton
[34] croquet a post that a player's ball must strike to win the game
[35] angling a fishing station allotted to an angler in a competition, marked by a peg in the ground
[36] informal a level of self-esteem, importance, etc (esp in the phrases bring or take down a peg )
[37] informal See peg leg
[38] off the peg mainly British (of clothes) ready to wear, as opposed to tailor-made
[39] (tr) to knock or insert a peg into or pierce with a peg
[40] (tr sometimes foll by down ) to secure with pegs to peg a tent
[41] mountaineering to insert or use pitons
[42] (tr) to mark (a score) with pegs, as in some card games
[43] (tr) informal to aim and throw (missiles) at a target
[44] (intr; foll by away, along, etc ) mainly British to work steadily he pegged away at his job for years
[45] (tr) to stabilize (the price of a commodity, an exchange rate, etc) by legislation or market operations

Words related to Peg

fix, tighten, join, secure, pin, clinch, fasten

Words nearby Peg

peeved, peevers, peevish, peewee, peewit, peg, peg away at, peg climbing, peg down, peg leg, peg out

Origin of Peg

1400–50; late Middle English pegge (noun), peggen (v.) < Middle Dutch

Other words from Peg

peg·less , adjective
peg·like , adjective
re·peg , verb, re·pegged, re·peg·ging.

Word origin for Peg

C15: from Low Germanic pegge

Synonyms for Peg

fix, clinch, fasten, join, pin, secure, tighten, make fast