'PEG' definitions:
Definition of 'peg'
From: WordNet
noun
A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: peg, nog]
noun
Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: peg, pin]
noun
noun
noun
Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
noun
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
verb
verb
Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
verb
Fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: peg, peg down]
verb
Stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
Definition of 'Peg'
From: GCIDE
- Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.]
- 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down a peg." [1913 Webster]
- To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
- And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
- 6. A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water. [India]
- This over, the club will be visited for a "peg," Anglice drink. --Harper's Mag. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild. [PJC]
- peg board, a board with multiple small holes into which pegs can be inserted in different arrays so as to form hooks from which to hang tools or other objects for convenient access; it is typically hung from a wall in a workshop.
- Peg ladder, a ladder with but one standard, into which cross pieces are inserted.
- Peg tankard, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as divide the liquor into equal portions. "Drink down to your peg." --Longfellow.
- Peg tooth. See Fleam tooth under Fleam.
- Peg top, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it.
- Screw peg, a small screw without a head, for fastening soles. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'Peg'
From: GCIDE
- Peg \Peg\, v. i. To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Peg'
From: GCIDE
- Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pegged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pegging.]
- 1. To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely. [1913 Webster]
- I will rend an oak And peg thee in his knotty entrails. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player even in high school. [PJC]
- 4. (Baseball) To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out at second. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'peg'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amble,
- amount,
- anchor,
- articulate,
- baby tooth,
- barge,
- batten,
- batten down,
- beverage,
- bicuspid,
- bilge,
- bind,
- blain,
- bleb,
- blister,
- blob,
- bolt,
- boss,
- bow,
- bowl,
- bowl along,
- bridle,
- bubble,
- buckle,
- bucktooth,
- bulb,
- bulge,
- bulla,
- bump,
- bumper,
- bunch,
- bundle,
- bung,
- burl,
- butt,
- button,
- cahot,
- caliber,
- canine,
- carry on,
- cast,
- catapult,
- chain,
- change of pace,
- change-up,
- check valve,
- chine,
- chuck,
- chug on,
- chunk,
- clasp,
- cleat,
- clip,
- clump,
- cock,
- compass,
- condyle,
- convex,
- cork,
- crown,
- curve,
- cuspid,
- cut,
- cutter,
- dart,
- dash,
- deciduous tooth,
- degree,
- dent,
- denticle,
- denticulation,
- dentil,
- dentition,
- dig,
- distinguish,
- dogtooth,
- dovetail,
- dowel,
- downcurve,
- draft,
- drag,
- drain,
- dram,
- drench,
- drink,
- drop,
- drudge,
- ear,
- enchain,
- entrammel,
- extent,
- eyetooth,
- fag,
- fang,
- fastball,
- fasten,
- faucet,
- fetter,
- fire,
- flange,
- flap,
- fling,
- flip,
- flounce,
- foot,
- footslog,
- fore tooth,
- fork,
- forward pass,
- gagtooth,
- gall,
- gang tooth,
- gargle,
- gnarl,
- gold tooth,
- grade,
- grind,
- grinder,
- grub,
- gulp,
- guzzle,
- gyve,
- halt,
- hammer,
- hammer away,
- hamper,
- handcuff,
- handle,
- hasp,
- have,
- heave,
- height,
- hill,
- hinge,
- hippety-hop,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- hog-tie,
- hook,
- hop,
- hopple,
- hump,
- hunch,
- hurl,
- hurtle,
- identify,
- incisor,
- incurve,
- interval,
- jam,
- jerk,
- jigger,
- jog,
- jog on,
- joggle,
- joint,
- jolt,
- jump,
- keep at it,
- keep busy,
- keep doggedly at,
- keep driving,
- keep going,
- keep moving,
- keep on,
- knob,
- knot,
- know,
- know again,
- knuckleball,
- knur,
- knurl,
- lance,
- lap,
- lash,
- latch,
- lateral,
- lateral pass,
- launch,
- leap,
- leash,
- leg,
- let fly,
- level,
- libation,
- lid,
- limp,
- lip,
- lob,
- lock,
- loop,
- lumber,
- lump,
- lunge,
- lurch,
- make fast,
- make out,
- manacle,
- mark,
- measure,
- milk tooth,
- mince,
- miter,
- moil,
- molar,
- mole,
- moor,
- mortise,
- mountain,
- nail,
- nevus,
- nip,
- notch,
- nuance,
- nub,
- nubbin,
- nubble,
- outcurve,
- pace,
- paddle,
- pale,
- palisade,
- papilloma,
- pas,
- pass,
- peg away,
- peg down,
- pelt,
- period,
- permanent tooth,
- piaffe,
- piaffer,
- picket,
- pile,
- pin,
- pin down,
- pinion,
- pitch,
- pitchfork,
- pivot tooth,
- place,
- plane,
- plateau,
- plod,
- plod along,
- plug,
- plug along,
- plug at,
- plug away,
- point,
- portion,
- potation,
- potion,
- pound away,
- prance,
- premolar,
- proportion,
- pull,
- put,
- put in irons,
- put the shot,
- quaff,
- rabbet,
- rack,
- range,
- ratio,
- reach,
- realize,
- recall knowledge of,
- recognize,
- reidentify,
- remove,
- restrain,
- rib,
- ridge,
- ring,
- rivet,
- roll,
- rope,
- round,
- round of drinks,
- rub on,
- rung,
- sashay,
- saunter,
- scale,
- scarf,
- schlep,
- scope,
- screw,
- screwball,
- scrivello,
- scuff,
- scuffle,
- scuttle,
- sea cock,
- secure,
- serve,
- service,
- sew,
- shackle,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shamble,
- shank,
- shot,
- shot-put,
- shoulder,
- shuffle,
- shy,
- sidle,
- single-foot,
- sinker,
- sip,
- skewer,
- skip,
- slider,
- sling,
- slink,
- slither,
- slog,
- slog away,
- slouch,
- slurp,
- snag,
- snaggletooth,
- snap,
- snifter,
- snort,
- space,
- spigot,
- spike,
- spile,
- spill,
- spine,
- spitball,
- spitter,
- spot,
- stagger,
- stair,
- stake,
- stalk,
- stamp,
- standard,
- staple,
- step,
- stick,
- stint,
- stitch,
- stomp,
- stop,
- stopgap,
- stopper,
- stopple,
- straddle,
- straggle,
- straitjacket,
- strap,
- stride,
- stroll,
- strut,
- stud,
- stump,
- style,
- suck,
- sup,
- swagger,
- swig,
- swill,
- swing,
- tab,
- tack,
- tap,
- tell,
- tether,
- throw,
- tie,
- tie down,
- tie up,
- tilt,
- tittup,
- toddle,
- toggle,
- toil,
- tooth,
- toss,
- tot,
- totter,
- traipse,
- trammel,
- tramp,
- travail,
- tread,
- trip,
- trudge,
- tubercle,
- tubercule,
- tush,
- tusk,
- upcurve,
- valve,
- verruca,
- vesicle,
- waddle,
- wade through,
- wale,
- wamble,
- wart,
- wedge,
- welt,
- wet,
- wiggle,
- wisdom tooth,
- wobble,
- work away,
- zipper
Acronyms for 'PEG'
From: V.E.R.A.
- PCI Express for Graphics (PCIe, Intel)
- Platform European Grid [conference] (grid)