Overview of noun peg

The noun peg has 6 senses

• peg, nog -- (a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface)


• peg, pin -- (small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.)


• pin, peg, stick -- (informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks")


• peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg -- (a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg)


• peg -- (regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument)


• peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock -- (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)

Overview of verb peg

The verb peg has 4 senses

• nail down, nail, peg -- (succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard")


• peg -- (pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into)


• peg, peg down -- (fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent")


• peg -- (stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar")