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peg

noun

  1. 1

    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

  4. 4

    a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

  5. 5

    informal terms for the leg

    fever left him weak on his sticks

  6. 6

    small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

verb

  1. 1

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

    The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar

  2. 2

    fasten or secure with a wooden pin

    peg a tent

  3. 3

    pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

  4. 4

    succeed in obtaining a position

    He nailed down a spot at Harvard

Synonyms

legnogoarlockpeglegpinrowlocksticktholetholepinwooden leg

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