| peg | |
| 1. n. A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects. | |
| 2. n. Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length. | |
| 3. n. A protrusion used to hang things on. | |
| Hang your coat on the peg and come in. | |
| 4. n. (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext. | |
| a peg to hang a claim upon | |
| 5. n. (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score. | |
| 6. n. (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold | |
| 7. n. (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage. | |
| 8. n. A place formally allotted for fishing | |
| 9. n. (colloquial, dated) A leg or foot. | |
| 10. n. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. | |
| 11. n. A step; a degree. | |
| 12. n. Short for clothes peg. | |
| 13. v. To fasten using a peg. | |
| Let's peg the rug to the floor. | |
| 14. v. To affix or pin. | |
| I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board. | |
| She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall. | |
| 15. v. To fix a value or price. | |
| China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar. | |
| 16. v. To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape. | |
| 17. v. To throw. | |
| 18. v. To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.) | |
| He's been pegged as a suspect. | |
| I pegged his weight at 165. | |
| 19. v. (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg. | |
| She pegged twelve points. | |
| 20. v. (slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge. | |
| We pegged the speedometer across the flats. | |
| 21. v. (slang) To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo. | |
