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   peg

   /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.
   • ▪ 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.
   • 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 liquor: Indian "have a peg of whiskey"
   • 4. a person's leg: informal "I have a good right peg and the ball ended up in the back of the net"
   • 5. a strong throw, especially in baseball.

   verb

   • 1. fix or make fast with a peg or pegs: "drape individual plants with nets, pegging down the edges" Similar fixpinattachfastensecuremake fast
   • 2. fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level. 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, especially in baseball: "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.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • G

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