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- Dictionarypeg/pɛɡ/
noun
- 1. a short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position: "she put her mac on a peg in the hall"
- 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"
verb
- 1. fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs: "drape plants with nets, pegging down the edges" Similar
- 2. fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level: "the dividend was pegged at 23.59p" Similar
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PEG definition: 1. a small stick or hook that sticks out from a surface and from which objects, especially clothes…. Learn more.
: a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin, plug. b. British : clothespin. c. : a predetermined level at which something (such as a price) is fixed. 2. a. : a projecting piece used as a support or boundary marker. b.
an arrangement that fixes a price, currency, etc. at a particular level: The government removed the currency from its peg against the dollar. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. bring/take someone down a peg (or two)
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.
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."
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.
peg. (pĕg) 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 projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker. 2. Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch. 3.
something that gives you an excuse or opportunity to discuss or explain something. The character provides a peg to hang the writer’s political ideas on. a square peg (in a round hole)
Peg Definition. 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. 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.
PEG definition: 1. an object on a wall or door that you hang things on 2. a short piece of wood, plastic, etc that…. Learn more.
