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peg

/ˈpɛɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

Peg means: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.

Synonyms for peg24

noun, as in a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock

noun, as in a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

wooden leg, leg, pegleg

noun, as in informal terms for the leg

pin, stick

noun, as in a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

nog

noun, as in small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

pin

verb, as in succeed in obtaining a position

nail down, nail

verb, as in fasten or secure with a wooden pin

peg down

also used for peg

shot, fling, hurl, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck

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What does peg mean?10

noun

1

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

2

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

3

informal terms for the leg“fever left him weak on his sticks”

4

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

5

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

6

regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

verb

1

succeed in obtaining a position“He nailed down a spot at Harvard”

2

fasten or secure with a wooden pin“peg a tent”

3

pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

4

stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations“The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with peg?6

one syllable

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Peg in a sentence

  • He might, however, have seen a wooden peg of a different size or color.orcrist
  • You'd better use some clothes pegs, otherwise the wind will blow the washing away.sundown
  • It is difficult to peg the direction of interest deregulation.anjin
  • The wooden pieces are fastened with a peg.Snark
  • I peg up the washing almost every day.Amastan
  • He came down a peg in the eyes of public opinion.Dejo
  • He broke the clothes peg by treading on it.sundown
  • You can't fit a square peg into a round hole.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of peg

as a noun

plural
pegs

as a verb

past tense
pegged
present participle
pegging
third-person singular
pegs
past participle
pegged