'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
Informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: pin, peg, stick]
noun
A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg]
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
Succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: nail down, nail, peg]
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

Acronyms for 'peg'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • PCI Express for Graphics (PCIe, Intel)
  • Platform European Grid [conference] (grid)

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