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Definition of 'peg'English
Noun
( en-noun)
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
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.
A protrusion used to hang things on.
- Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
- a peg to hang a claim upon
(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
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A place formally allotted for fishing
(colloquial|dated) A leg or foot.
* 1913 , D.H. Lawrence,
- "Now I'm cleaned up for thee: tha's no 'casions ter stir a peg all day, but sit and read thy books."
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
* , Act 2, Scene I :
- O, you are well tuned now!
- But I'll set down the pegs that make this music,
- As honest as I am.
A step; a degree.
* Barrow
- to screw papal authority to the highest peg
* Hudibras
- We still have worsted all your holy tricks; / Trepann'd your party with intrigue, / And took your grandees down a peg
(Short for) clothes peg.
Synonyms
* (small quantity of strong liquor)
Verb
( pegg)
To fasten using a .
- Let's peg the rug to the floor.
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.
To fix a value or price.
- China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.
To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
To throw.
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.
(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
- She pegged twelve points.
(slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge.
- We pegged the speedometer across the flats.
(slang|typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo
* {{quote-book|2007||The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Strap-On Sex|page=32 citation
|passage=When you're pegging him and he gets close to orgasm, you'll observe a number of physical signs
Related terms
* level pegging
* peggable
* pegging
* pegged pants
See also
* wedge, compare Latin cuneus
* cone, compare Latin conus
* cunny, cunt, compare Latin cunnus
* (cribbage ): muggins
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