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A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects
“Leave about five inches hanging below the frame and insert a peg into the hole to secure the strand.”
A distinct stage in a series of events or process
“Perhaps he's forgotten my inferior position, or perhaps I've gone up a peg.”
A knob, peg, or nail used to suspend garments briefly
A structure that complements or supplements something else
A plug or stopper, typically made from bark and used for bottles
A projecting part on a tool or instrument, especially one of a series
An act of throwing
A catch, fastener, or clasp that can be slid or twisted to secure or release something
A single portion of a liquid that is, or will be, imbibed
A device for grasping or holding fast to something
To fix, secure, join or mark with a peg or pegs
“Cover it with a second dust sheet and peg the sheet to the ground at each of the four corners.”
To fix or maintain something, such as prices, at a particular level or value
“The leading central banks would get together, work out an agreement, and peg the price at a new level.”
To categorize according to type or class
“Fellow bikers and BMX fans peg his style as a unique mix of street and flatland riding.”
(peg away) To work steadily and persistently
“In October, he returned to the city, settled in much as before, and continued to peg away at the manuscript.”
To throw or launch something in a given direction
“He would slip the glove under his armpit, roll the ball across his chest to his throwing arm, and peg the ball to the infield.”
To evaluate or estimate the extent, amount, or size of
“The question arises, are we able to peg the length of this coming time of darkness?”
To assess the value or quality of
To state explicitly
To learn or come to an awareness of something
To describe within a narrative
To restrain or keep in check
To examine something with great care
To apply great and continuous effort
To accuse of wrongdoing
To be a sign or symptom of
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