Peg

Noun

 * 1) A cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
 * 2) A protrusion used to hang things on.
 * 3)  A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
 * 4)  A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
 * 5)  A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.

Synonyms

 * shot

Related terms

 * clothes peg


 * tent peg

Verb

 * 1) To fasten using a peg.
 * Let's peg the rug to the floor.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
 * 2) To throw.
 * 3) 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.
 * 1)  To move one's pegs to indicate points scored.
 * 2)  To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge.
 * We pegged the speedometer across the flats.
 * 1)  To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo

Related terms

 * level pegging
 * peggable
 * pegging
 * pegged pants

Adjectives for Peg
rustic; wooden; unfitted.

Verbs for Peg
bind to—; dangle from—; drive—; hammer —; hang on—; hitch to—; insert—; pin with—; pound—; repose on—; tie to—; whittle—; -—catches; —fastens; —holds; — projects; —protrudes; —supports; —sustains.

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

Etymology
From, from pegge:, from  *undefined:, from , from. Cognate with dialectal peg:,  pig:, pigge:,  pegel:,  bac:,  baculum:,  bakstît:,  βάκτρον:.

Noun

 * Finnish:


 * French:


 * Finnish: (esp. for clothes),


 * French: ,


 * German:


 * : gancho

Anagrams

 * EPG

Noun
peg


 * 1) peg