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- Dictionarypeg/peɡ/
noun
- 1. a short cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic, typically tapered at one end, that is used for holding things together, hanging things on, or marking a position.
- 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"
verb
- 1. fix or make fast with a peg or pegs: "drape individual plants with nets, pegging down the edges" Similar
- 2. fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level. Similar
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The meaning of PEG is a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin, plug. How to use peg in a sentence.
PEG definition: 1. a small stick or hook that sticks out from a surface and from which objects, especially clothes…. Learn more.
Peg definition: a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.. See examples of PEG used in a sentence.
peg. (pĕg) n. 1. a. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole. b. A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker. 2. Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch. 3.
A peg is a bolt or pin that holds something in place or marks a location. When you use peg as a verb, it means to identify someone or something: "I pegged you as a word lover, the first time I laid eyes on you."
an arrangement that fixes a price, currency, etc. at a particular level: The government removed the currency from its peg against the dollar. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. bring/take someone down a peg (or two)
1. countable noun. A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on. His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen. 2. countable noun. A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line.
peg. noun. /peɡ/ Idioms. a short piece of wood, metal or plastic used for holding things together, hanging things on, marking a position, etc. There's a peg near the door to hang your coat on. Mark the boundary with pegs. The score is kept by inserting pegs into a board. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
PEG definition: 1. an object on a wall or door that you hang things on 2. a short piece of wood, plastic, etc that…. Learn more.
a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation, or who is not suitable for it. See peg in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: peg. Definition of peg noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
