Defenition of the word peg
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Defenition of the word peg
- A cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- A rod used to fasten two overlapping parts.
- succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
- can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- pierce with a peg; knock or thrust a peg into
- a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
- fasten or secure with a peg; "peg a tent"
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- a device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
- informal terms for the leg
- stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
- succeed in obtaining a position
Synonyms for the word peg
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- attach
- bolt
- dowel
- fasten
- gauge
- hang
- hanger
- hook
- keep score
- leg
- mark
- measure
- nail
- nail down
- nog
- note down
- oarlock
- peg down
- pegleg
- pin
- rowlock
- secure
- stick
- thole
- tholepin
- track
- wooden leg
Similar words in the peg
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- nail down
- narrow
- narrow down
- peg
- peg down
- peg's
- pegasus
- pegasus's
- pegasuses
- pegged
- pegging
- peggy
- peggy's
- pegs
- pin down
- specify
Meronymys for the word peg
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- dinghy
- dory
- rowboat
- stringed instrument
Hyponyms for the word peg
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- golf tee
- tee
- tent peg
- treenail
- trenail
- trunnel
Hypernyms for the word peg
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- attach
- bring home the bacon
- come through
- deliver the goods
- holder
- leg
- mark
- marker
- marking
- name
- pierce
- pin
- prosthesis
- prosthetic device
- regulator
- stabilise
- stabilize
- succeed
- thrust
- win
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