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   peg

   /pɛɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position: "she put her mac on a peg in the hall"
   • ▪ a pin or bolt driven into the ground to hold one of the ropes or corners of a tent in position.
   • ▪ a bung for stoppering a cask.
   • ▪ a footrest on a motorbike. informal
   • 2. a point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates: "the Mexican peso, linked to the dollar by a crawling peg, was distinctly too high"
   • 3. a measure of spirits: Indian "have a peg of whisky"
   • 4. a place marked by a peg and allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from.
   • 5. a person's leg: informal "I have a good right peg and the ball ended up in the back of the net"
   • 6. a strong throw.

   verb

   • 1. fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs: "drape plants with nets, pegging down the edges" Similar fixpinattachfastensecuremake fast
   • ▪ hang (washing) on a line with clothes pegs: "clothes were pegged out on a line"
   • ▪ allot a specified place to (a competitor) in a fishing or shooting competition by means of a marker: "we've been pegged next to the winning team"
   • 2. fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level: "the dividend was pegged at 23.59p" Similar hold downkeep downfixsetholdcontrolfreezelimit
   • ▪ form a fixed opinion of; categorize: informal North American "most music journalists have us pegged as a comedy band"
   • 3. throw (a ball) hard and low: "the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect peg ‘plug, peg’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

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   What is the meaning of the word peg?

   • n., v. pegged, peg•ging, adj. n. 1. a cylindrical or tapered pin of wood, metal, etc., driven or fitted into something as a fastening, support or stopper. 2. a notch or degree: to come down a peg.

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   What is a peg in golf?

   • peg - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface. nog. pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things. golf tee, tee - a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground.

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   What is a peg used for?

   • a peg to hang a grievance on. Also. Music. a pin of wood or metal in the neck of a stringed instrument that may be turned in its socket to adjust a string's tension. The peg to the plate was late. news peg. Economics. the level at which some price, exchange rate, etc., is set.

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