Peg

noun
pɛɡ

Noun

  • a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

    Similar:OarlockPinRowlockTholeTholepin
    Type of:Holder
  • small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

    Similar:Pin
    Type of:MarkMarkingMarker
  • a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

    Similar:LegPegleg
    Type of:Prosthesis
  • a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

    Similar:Nog
    Type of:Pin
  • informal terms for the leg

    Similar:PinStick
    Type of:Leg
  • regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

    Type of:Regulator

Verb

  • fasten or secure with a wooden pin

    peg a tent

    Type of:Attach
  • stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations

    The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar

    Type of:StabiliseStabilize
  • succeed in obtaining a position

    Similar:Nail
    Type of:SucceedWin
  • pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

    Type of:ThrustPierce

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